Template:Cover Image Data-PD Renew/Doc
Documentation for the template: Cover Image Data-PD Renew (transcluded from Template:Cover Image Data-PD Renew/Doc
Purpose
This template is to be placed on the image description page of a book, magazine, or other publication cover image that is in the public domain because it was published before 1964 and the copyright was not renewed.
Usage
Call this template as:
{{Cover Image Data-PD Renew
|Title=<publication title>
|Edition=<date and/or publisher>
|Pub=<the publication record number or tag>
|Publisher=<Name of publisher>
|Artist=<name of cover artist>
|Year=<Year of publication>
|Source=<origin of image>
|Side=<back or front or spine>
}}
All parameter names have an inital capitol letter. Case is significant in a parameter name. The order of the parameters is not significant, but the order above is suggested, as it is the order of use within the template.
Parameter definitions
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Should specify the actual title of the book or other publication whose image is being displayed. | Required Field |
| Edition | Ideally should specify the year and publisher, as "Ace 1953", or some other text string which will distinguish the pictured edition from other publications of the same title. | Required Field |
| Pub | The publication record number or tag. Must be a valid argument to {{P}}. |
Strongly encouraged. No default. |
| Publisher | Should specify the name of the publisher of the publication displayed, for proper attribution. | Defaults to "Unknown". |
| Artist | The name of the cover artist. | If omitted, defaults to "Unknown". Links to the artist's DB page unless the artist is "Unknown". |
| Year | Year of publication. Must be prior to 1964 to support public domain status. | Required Field |
| Source | Website where the image was obtained, or name or handle of user who scanned the image. | If omitted, defaults to "Unknown". |
| Side | should be "back" if this is a (rare) back-cover image. | If omitted, defaults to "front". |
Example
For a usage example, see the example page.
Categories
This template adds any pages on which it is used to:
- Category:Public Domain images
- Category:Free images
- Category:Cover images
- an Artist: category based on the artist name supplied
- a Publisher: category based on the publisher name supplied