harvrefcol

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Per consensus, this template should no longer be used. To cite a source using the LSA style, use the {{Cite LSA}} template.

This template employs intricate features of template syntax.

You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages.
You can conduct experiments, and should test all major changes, in either this template's sandbox, the general template sandbox, or your user space before changing anything here.

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

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Usage

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.