Template:Citation/doc
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{{Citation}} (alternatively, {{cite}}) is a general purpose citation template. It should be used whenever giving a source for a statement on this wiki, and can handle websites, books, magazines/newspapers, documents from the Modern Record Centre, signs and plaques, and more.
Usage
It is intended to be used within <ref> tags, like so:
This is a statement that needs to be sourced.<ref>{{citation|title=A Source|...}}</ref>
Then, at the bottom of the page, do
== References ==
{{reflist}}
Overall, this produces the following (the heading has been replaced with a false heading to prevent it appearing in the table of contents):
This template has many parameters, but most will rarely be necessary. For a full list, check the TemplateData.
Websites
For websites, the following will often be sufficient:
{{citation|title = |author = |website-name = |date = |url = |access-date = }}
If the website has an archive (for example on the Wayback Machine), which is recommended, you should extend this to:
{{citation|title = |author = |website-name = |date = |url = |access-date = |archive-url = |archive-date = }}
Examples
For example:
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{{citation|title = Campus Residences at the University of Warwick |author = [[Warwick Accomodation]] |website-name = warwick.ac.uk |date = 2025-02-25 |url = https://warwick.ac.uk/services/accommodation/students/residences |access-date = 2025-07-14 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250714164141/https://warwick.ac.uk/services/accommodation/students/residences |archive-date = 2025-07-14 }}
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"Campus Residences at the University of Warwick" by Warwick Accomodation (2025-02-25) via warwick.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-07-14. Accessed on 2025-07-14. |
{{citation|title = Bears - some information |author = [[Colin Sparrow]] |website-name = warwick.ac.uk |date = 2011-09-19 |url = https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/maths/people/staff/colin_sparrow/bearsinfo/ |access-date = 2025-07-14 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250714165101/https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/maths/people/staff/colin_sparrow/bearsinfo/ |archive-date = 2025-07-14 }}
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"Bears - some information" by Colin Sparrow (2011-09-19) via warwick.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-07-14. Accessed on 2025-07-14. |
{{citation|title = Office for Students urges ‘very strong’ support for free speech on campuses |author = Will Raven |website-name = theboar.org | publisher = [[The Boar]] |date = 2025-07-14 |url = https://theboar.org/2025/07/office-for-students-urges-very-strong-support-for-free-speech-on-campuses/ |access-date = 2025-07-14 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250714165447/https://theboar.org/2025/07/office-for-students-urges-very-strong-support-for-free-speech-on-campuses/ |archive-date = 2025-07-14 }}
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"Office for Students urges ‘very strong’ support for free speech on campuses" by Will Raven (2025-07-14), published by The Boar via theboar.org. Archived from the original on 2025-07-14. Accessed on 2025-07-14. |
{{citation|title = Finance: Guidelines & Rules |website-name = warwicksu.com | publisher = [[Warwick SU]] |url = https://www.warwicksu.com/societies-sports/exec-resources/finance/guidelines/ |access-date = 2025-07-14 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250714165724/https://www.warwicksu.com/societies-sports/exec-resources/finance/guidelines/ |archive-date = 2025-07-14 }}
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"Finance: Guidelines & Rules" (undated), published by Warwick SU via warwicksu.com. Archived from the original on 2025-07-14. Accessed on 2025-07-14. |
Newspapers, magazines, booklets and other periodicals
For newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, the following will often be sufficient:
{{citation|title = |author = |periodical = |volume = |issue = |editor = |publisher = |date = |page = }}
If the article has also been published online, you should extend this to:
{{citation|title = |author = |periodical = |volume = |issue = |editor = |publisher = |date = |page = |url = |access-date = |archive-url = |archive-date = }}
Examples
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{{citation|title = Scrap democracy and postgraduate officers, Warwick SU told |author = staff writers |periodical = ''[[The Boar]]'' |volume = 47 |issue = 6 |editor = Anna Bickerton |editor2 = Martin Day |date = 2025-06-04 |page = 1}}
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"Scrap democracy and postgraduate officers, Warwick SU told" by staff writers (2025-06-04), part of The Boar, vol. 47, issue 6, edited by Anna Bickerton, Martin Day, page 1. |
{{citation|title = Universities reassess transgender policies following Supreme Court ruling |author = Tom Ryan |periodical = ''[[The Boar]]'' |volume = 47 |issue = 6 |editor = Anna Bickerton |editor2 = Martin Day |date = 2025-06-04 |page = 3 |url = https://theboar.org/2025/06/universities-reassess-transgender-policies-following-supreme-court-ruling/ | access-date = 2025-07-15 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250715144102/https://theboar.org/2025/06/universities-reassess-transgender-policies-following-supreme-court-ruling/ |archive-date = 2025-07-15}}
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"Universities reassess transgender policies following Supreme Court ruling" by Tom Ryan (2025-06-04), part of The Boar, vol. 47, issue 6, edited by Anna Bickerton, Martin Day, page 3. Archived from the original on 2025-07-15. Accessed on 2025-07-15. |
{{citation|title = A celebration of art in all its form: How the revival of the Warwick Student Arts Festival (WSAF) brought a summer of joy to campus |author = Abigail Mableson |periodical = [[The Boar Magazine]] |publisher = [[The Boar]] |date = January 2025 |page = 6}}
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"A celebration of art in all its form: How the revival of the Warwick Student Arts Festival (WSAF) brought a summer of joy to campus" by Abigail Mableson (January 2025), part of The Boar Magazine, page 6, published by The Boar. |
{{citation|title = Putting the 'Film' in FilmSoc |author = Kieran Hall |periodical = Autumn Term 2024 booklet |publisher = [[Warwick Student Cinema]] |date = Autumn 2024 |pages = 5-8 |work-ital = no }}
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"Putting the 'Film' in FilmSoc" by Kieran Hall (Autumn 2024), part of the Autumn Term 2024 booklet, pages 5-8, published by Warwick Student Cinema. |
{{citation|title = The Westwood Moleman: A force for good, or a terrible nightmare? |work-author = Will Moores |periodical = [[W-WOW]] |publisher = [[Warwick Student Art Festival]]}}
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"The Westwood Moleman: A force for good, or a terrible nightmare?" (undated), part of W-WOW by Will Moores, published by Warwick Student Art Festival. |
For examples of issues of The Boar and its predecessors taken from the Modern Records Centre, see the dedicated section.
Books
For books, one of the following will often be sufficient:
{{citation|title = |author = |edition = |publisher = |date = |isbn = }}
{{citation|title = |editor = |edition = |publisher = |date = |isbn = }}
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{{citation|title = [[Making a University: A Celebration of Warwick's First 25 Years]] |author = Michael Shattock |publisher = the [[University of Warwick]] |date = 1991-01-01 |isbn = 0902683144}}
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Making a University: A Celebration of Warwick's First 25 Years by Michael Shattock (1991-01-01), published by the University of Warwick, ISBN 0902683144. |
{{citation|title = [[Warwick University Ltd]] |editor = [[E. P. Thompson]] |edition = 2nd |publisher = Spokesman Books |date = 1970 |publication-date = 2013-12-18 |isbn = 9780851248295}}
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Warwick University Ltd (2nd ed.), edited by E. P. Thompson (1970), published by Spokesman Books (2013-12-18), ISBN 9780851248295. |
{{citation|title = The Martin Family and the University of Warwick |author = Michael Shattock |author2 = Roberta Warman |edition = 2nd |publisher = the [[University of Warwick]] |date = November 2010 |isbn = 9780902683983 | url = https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/studio_naming_ensures/martin_book_no_bleed.pdf | access-date = 2025-07-15 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250715152314/https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/studio_naming_ensures/martin_book_no_bleed.pdf | archive-date = 2025-07-15 }}
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The Martin Family and the University of Warwick (2nd ed.) by Michael Shattock, Roberta Warman (November 2010), published by the University of Warwick. Archived from the original on 2025-07-15. Accessed on 2025-07-15, ISBN 9780902683983. |
Parts of books
For parts of books, one of the following will often be sufficient:
{{citation|title = |author = |work = |edition = |publisher = |date = |isbn = |pages = }}
{{citation|title = |author = |work = |work-author = |edition = |publisher = |date = |isbn = |pages = }}
{{citation|title = |author = |work = |editor = |edition = |publisher = |date = |isbn = |pages = }}
Examples
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{{citation|title = Introduction to the New Edition |author = Hugo Radice |work = [[Warwick University Ltd]] |editor = [[E. P. Thompson]] |edition = 2nd |publisher = Spokesman Books |date = October 2013 |publication-date = 2013-12-18 |isbn = 9780851248295 |pages = i-iii}}
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"Introduction to the New Edition" by Hugo Radice (October 2013), part of Warwick University Ltd (2nd ed.), edited by E. P. Thompson, pages i-iii, published by Spokesman Books (2013-12-18), ISBN 9780851248295. |
Signs and plaques on campus
For signs and plaques on campus, the following will often be sufficient:
{{citation|title = |date = |access-date = |title-ital = no}}
Try to make the title descriptive and include the sign/plaque's location. Use the access date to denote the day you last read the sign/plaque and verified that it was still there and readable. If possible, take a photo of the sign/plaque and upload it to the wiki. Then, link to the file page on the title.
Examples
to be added
Items from the Modern Records Centre
The Modern Records Centre, particuarly the University of Warwick Archive, contains many items of use when researching for this wiki. When citing an item available in the archive, add the following to the citation template:
|archive-centre = [[Modern Records Centre]] |archive-collection = [[University of Warwick Archive]] |archive-ref = |archive-ref-url =
The archive ref should be the item's reference number, found by browsing the online catalogue, and the archive ref URL should be a link to the item's page in the catalogue.
Likely the most common item from the Modern Records Centre to cite on this wiki will be issues of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals like The Boar, Campus, The Giblet and many more. For these, the following will often be sufficient:
{{citation|title = |author = |periodical = |volume = |issue = |editor = |publisher = |date = |page = |archive-centre = [[Modern Records Centre]] |archive-collection = [[University of Warwick Archive]] |archive-ref = |archive-ref-url = }}
Examples
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{{citation|title = Whose Union? |author = [[Alistair Edwards]] |periodical = ''[[University Opinion]]'' 1974/75 |work-ital = no |issue = 1 |date = October 1974 |page = 1-2 |archive-centre = [[Modern Records Centre]] |archive-collection = [[University of Warwick Archive]] |archive-ref = UWA/PUB/OP/5/1 |archive-ref-url = https://mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/UWA/P/1/15/4/35}}
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"Whose Union?" by Alistair Edwards (October 1974), part of University Opinion 1974/75, issue 1, pages 1-2. Available in the University of Warwick Archive, Modern Records Centre, UWA/PUB/OP/5/1. |
{{citation|title = What About the Workers? |periodical = [[The Giblet]] |issue = 1 |editor = John Birtwistle |date = 1965-10-20 |page = 2 |archive-centre = [[Modern Records Centre]] |archive-collection = [[University of Warwick Archive]] |archive-ref = UWA/PUB/GL/1 |archive-ref-url = https://mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/UWA/P/1/17/3/1 |url = https://cdm21047.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/boar/id/521/rec/1 |access-date = 2025-07-15 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250715155708/https://cdm21047.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/boar/id/521/rec/1 |archive-date = 2025-07-15}}
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"What About the Workers?" (1965-10-20), part of The Giblet, issue 1, edited by John Birtwistle, page 2. Archived from the original on 2025-07-15. Accessed on 2025-07-15. Available in the University of Warwick Archive, Modern Records Centre, UWA/PUB/GL/1. |
{{citation|title = Union given a vote of confidence |periodical = [[The Boar|Warwick Boar]] |volume = 27 |issue = 9 |editor = Kate Dunn |date = 2004-11-30 |page = 1 |archive-centre = [[Modern Records Centre]] |archive-collection = [[University of Warwick Archive]] |archive-ref = UWA/PUB/WB/607 |archive-ref-url = https://mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/UWA/P/1/17/6/608 |url = https://cdm21047.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/boar/id/14891/rec/777 |access-date = 2025-07-15 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250715160435/https://cdm21047.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/boar/id/14891/rec/777 |archive-date = 2025-07-15}}
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"Union given a vote of confidence" (2004-11-30), part of Warwick Boar, vol. 27, issue 9, edited by Kate Dunn, page 1. Archived from the original on 2025-07-15. Accessed on 2025-07-15. Available in the University of Warwick Archive, Modern Records Centre, UWA/PUB/WB/607. |
{{citation|title = Photo of [[Senate House]] |title-ital = no |date = 1974 |archive-centre = [[Modern Records Centre]] |archive-collection = [[University of Warwick Archive]] |archive-ref = UWA/Photos/II.C.1/1/1 |archive-ref-url = https://mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/UWA/PH/photos/4/1}}
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Photo of Senate House (1974). Available in the University of Warwick Archive, Modern Records Centre, UWA/Photos/II.C.1/1/1. |
Reusing citation
- See also: MediaWiki help page
To reuse a citation, provide a name attribute in the opening <ref> tag. For example:
<ref name="SomeName">{{citation|...}}</ref>
This citation can then be reused using <ref name="SomeName" />
Citing several locations in the same source
You can use the extends attribute within a <ref> to extend a previously named citation. See the MediaWiki help page for details and an example.
