Template:Harvrefcol

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This template creates citations using the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) style.

Usage

The options that the template offers may seem a bit complicated at first. Don't worry. Most of them are optional. If a book is you want to reference is Volume 1 or Volume 2 of something, then use the|Vol option. If it isn't, then leave|Vol off. Rinse, lather, and repeat.

Hyperlinks between citations & references

There are several ways to handle linking between citations in the text and references in the articles Reference section.

• Link via Wikipedia link
• Let the Harvard templates select the link ID.
• Set the link ID yourself.

If the ID of an existing link is unknown, use Navigation popups to find it.

Reference to a book, one author

{{Harvrefcol|Surname=|Given=|Authorlink=|Year=|Title=|Place=|Publisher=|ID=|URL=}}

• Surname (Required): The author's surname or last name. (This parameter may also be called Last).
  • Given (optional): The author's first or given name. In some reference styles, this should include only the initials. However, you can use the full name if you prefer (as I do). (This parameter may also be called First or Initials).
    • Note: To omit the first name, include the parameter, but do not define it, e.g. |First=|. See "Minimal reference" in Examples section below.
  • Author (optional): While the Surname (or Last) tag is mandatory for referencing purposes, use of the Author parameter will override how the author's name is displayed in the reference.
• Authorlink (optional): Title of a Wikipedia article about author. Article must already exist.
• Year (Required): Year of publication.
• Title (optional): Title of the book.
• Edition (optional): Number or name of the edition, if not the first; for example: Edition=2nd.
• Place (optional): The city of publication. If more than one town/city is listed on the title page, give the first one or the location of the publisher's head office. If the city is not well-known, you may add a county, region, or state. States in the U.S. are denoted by a two-letter code; for example: Place=Paris, TX (no period at the end). Where the publisher is a university and the place or location is included in the name of the university, do not use this parameter.
• Publisher (optional): The name of the publisher. Omit terms such as Publishers, Co., Inc., Ltd., etc., but retain the words Books or Press.
• ID (optional): Identifier such as ISBN 1-111-22222-9
  • ISBN (optional): Use this parameter if the book has an ISBN. Another option would be to use the ISBN as |ID. In that case, a citation in the text of the article would use the ISBN number as the id for a hyperlink.
• URL (optional): An URL of an online location where the book can be found.
• Access-date (optional): The date on which the URL was last accessed.

Reference to an article in a periodical, one author

{{Harvrefcol|Surname=|Given=|Authorlink=|Year=|Title=|Journal=|Volume=|Issue=|Pages=|URL=}}

• Surname (Required): The author's surname or last name. (This parameter may also be called Last).
  • Given (optional): The author's first or given name. In formal Harvard style references, this should include only the initials. (This parameter may also be called First or Initials).
  • Author (optional): While the Surname (or Last) tag is mandatory for referencing purposes, use of the Author parameter will override how the author's name is displayed in the reference.
• Authorlink (optional): Title of a Wikipedia article about author. Article must already exist.
• Year (Required): Year of publication in the journal.
• Title (optional): Title of the article.
• Journal (optional): Name of the journal or periodical. (This parameter may also be called Periodical).
• Volume (optional): The volume number of the journal. (This parameter may also be called Vol).
• Issue (optional): The issue number of the journal. (This parameter may also be called Number).
• Pages (optional): The pages in the issue where the article may be found. (If the article is on only one page, use the parameter Page instead).
• URL (optional): An URL of an online location where the article can be found.
• Access-date (optional): The date on which the URL was last accessed.

Reference to a contribution or chapter in a book, one author and one editor

{{Harvrefcol|Surname=|Given=|Authorlink=|Year=|Chapter=|Editor=|Title=|Place=|Publisher=|Pages=
|ID=|URL=}}

• Surname (Required): The author's surname or last name. (This parameter may also be called Last).
  • Given (optional): The author's first or given name. In some reference styles, this should include only the initials. However, you can use the full name if you prefer (as I do). (This parameter may also be called First or Initials).
  • Author (optional): While the Surname (or Last) tag is mandatory for referencing purposes, use of the Author parameter will override how the author's name is displayed in the reference.
• Authorlink (optional): Title of a Wikipedia article about author. Article must already exist.
• Year (Required): Year of publication.
• Chapter (Required for chapters): Title of the contribution in the book. (This parameter may also be called Contribution).
• Editor (optional): Name of the editor or editors.
• Title (Required for chapters): Title of the book.
• Edition (optional): Number or name of the edition, if not the first; for example: Edition=2nd.
• Place (optional): The city of publication. If more than one town/city is listed on the title page, give the first one or the location of the publisher's head office. If the city is not well-known, you may add a county, region, or state. States in the U.S. are denoted by a two-letter code; for example: Place=Paris, TX (no period at the end). Where the publisher is a university and the place or location is included in the name of the university, do not use this parameter.
• Publisher (optional): The name of the publisher. Omit terms such as Publishers, Co., Inc., Ltd., etc., but retain the words Books or Press.
• Pages (optional): The pages in the book where the chapter or contribution may be found. (If the contribution is on only one page, use the parameter Page instead).
• ID (optional): Identifier such as ISBN 1-111-22222-9
  • ISBN (optional): Use this parameter if the book has an ISBN.
• URL (optional): An URL of an online location where the book can be found.
• Access-date (optional): The date on which the URL was last accessed.

Book or periodical, multiple authors, up to four

{{Harvrefcol|Surname1=|Given1=|Authorlink1=|Surname2=|Given2=|Authorlink2=|Surname3=|Given3=
|Authorlink3=|Surname4=|Given4=|Authorlink4=|Year=|Title=|Place=|Publisher=|ID=|URL=}}

• Surname1 (Required): The first author's surname or last name. (This parameter may also be called Last1).
  • Given1 (optional): The author's first or given name. In formal Harvard style references, this should include only the initials. (This parameter may also be called First1 or Initials1).
    • [Note: To omit the first name, include the parameter, but do not define it, e.g. |First=|. See "Minimal reference" in Examples section below].
  • Author1 (optional): While the Surname1 (or Last1) tag is mandatory for referencing purposes, use of the Author1 parameter will override how the first author's name is displayed in the reference.
• Authorlink1 (optional): Title of a Wikipedia article about the first author. Article must already exist.
• Other authors: use Surname2, Surname3, etc.

Examples

Harvard references (books and journals)

• For books: {{Harvrefcol|Surname=Turner |Given=O.|Title=History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, and Morris' Reserve|Publisher=William Alling|Place=[[Rochester, New York]]|Year=1851|URL=http://olivercowdery.com/texts/1851Trn1.htm#turn1851 }}.
• For periodicals: {{Harvrefcol|Surname=Smith|Given=J. III|Authorlink=Joseph Smith III|Title=Last Testimony of Sister Emma|Journal=The Saints' Herald|Volume=26|Issue=19|Year=1879|Page=289|URL=http://www.lavazone2.com/dbroadhu/IL/sain1872.htm#100179 }}.
• Minimal reference: {{Harvrefcol|Last=Jones|First=|Year=2006 }}.
• Multiple authors: {{Harvrefcol|Surname1=Lincoln|Given1=A.|Surname2=Washington|Given2=G.|Surname3=Adams |Given3=J. |Title=All the Presidents' Names|Publisher=The Pentagon|Place=Home Base, New York|Year=2007 }}.

Citation examples, based on related citation template (automatically creates a one-directional link to the first matching Harvard reference on the same page):

• {{Harvcol|Turner|1851|pp=10-11}} (full cite format)
• {{Harvcol|Smith|1879|p=289}} (short format)
• {{Harvcol|Jones|2006|loc=section 5|Ref=none}} (non-linking)
• {{Harvcol|Lincoln|Washington|Adams|2007|pp=88-89}} (multi-author)

Notes

• Because the Harvard referencing style is based on Surname and Year, these items are mandatory in both the citation and the reference.
• If there is only one author, the parameters Surname and Given may be replaced with Last and First, respectively.

Results

• Turner, O. (1851). History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, and Morris' Reserve. Rochester, New York: William Alling.
• Smith, J. III (1879). Last Testimony of Sister Emma. The Saints' Herald 26.19:289-90.
• Jones (2006).
• Lincoln, A., Washington, G. & Adams, J. (2007). All the Presidents' Names. Home Base, New York: The Pentagon.

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See also

• Wikipedia:Cite sources: Style guide
• Wikipedia:Citation templates: Related templates

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