Template:Infobox book series/doc

This template is for use on a book series main page.

Usage


Parameters
Please see WikiProject Books and/or WikiProject Novels for standards on presenting names and other data.
 * Parameters can be safely left blank. Note that you may include an image with no caption, but a caption will not be shown if there is no image.
 * Wikilinks can be used in any of the infobox fields.


 * name: Book name or title. If parameter is left blank, name will be inherited from the Wikipedia page where this infobox is invoked.
 * image: Image (prefer 1st edition – where permitted)
 * image_caption: Image caption (should describe the edition used)
 * books: List of works included in the series, using plainlist.
 * author: Author(s)
 * editors: Editor(s) only when they are the primary contributor, e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias, anthologies
 * title_orig: Original title, if not in English
 * translator: Translator(s), if original not in English
 * illustrator: Illustrator (where used throughout and a major feature)
 * cover_artist: Cover artist
 * country: Country of original publication
 * language: Language of original book
 * discipline or genre: See literary genre
 * publisher: Name of publisher; use plainlist when there is more than one notable edition
 * pub_date: Date of publication; use plainlist when there is more than one notable edition
 * media_type: Print / Digital (then binding types etc., if relevant)
 * number_of_books: Number of works in the series
 * list_books: If a Wikipedia "List of" article exists for the books, put its name here. Do not use a link (i.e. do not include ).
 * preceded_by: Title of prior series.
 * followed_by: Title of subsequent series.
 * website: for the publisher's or author's website about the book.

TemplateData
{	"description": "A template for displaying information related to a book series.", "params": { "name": { "label": "Name", "type": "string", "suggested": true, "description": "Book name or title" },		"image": { "label": "Image", "type": "wiki-file-name", "required": false, "description": "Prefer first edition where permitted" },		"image_caption": { "label": "Image caption", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Should describe the edition used" },		"alt": { "label": "Alt text", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Alternative text for image" },		"books": { "label": "Books", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "List of works included in the series, using " },		"author": { "label": "Author", "type": "string", "suggested": true, "description": "Author(s)" },		"editors": { "label": "Editors", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Editor(s) only when they are the primary contributor, e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias, anthologies" },		"title_orig": { "label": "Original title", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Original title, if not in English" },		"translator": { "label": "Translator", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Translator(s), if original not in English" },		"illustrator": { "label": "Illustrator", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Illustrator (where used throughout and a major feature)" },		"cover_artist": { "label": "Cover artist", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Creator of the cover art" },		"country": { "label": "Country", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Country of original publication" },		"language": { "label": "Language", "type": "string", "suggested": true, "description": "Language of original book" },		"discipline": { "label": "Discipline", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Literary discipline. Mutually exclusive with 'genre'" },		"genre": { "label": "Genre", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Literary genre. Mutually exclusive with 'discipline'" },		"publisher": { "label": "Publisher", "type": "string", "suggested": true, "description": "Name of publisher; use when there is more than one notable edition" },		"pub_date": { "label": "Publication date", "type": "string", "suggested": true, "description": "Date of publication; use when there is more than one notable edition" },		"media_type": { "label": "Media type", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Print / Digital (then binding types etc., if relevant)" },		"number_of_books": { "label": "Number of books", "type": "number", "suggested": true, "description": "Number of works in the series" },		"list_books": { "label": "List of books", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false, "description": "If a Wikipedia 'List of' article exists for the books, put its name here. Do not use a link (i.e. do not include )." },		"preceded_by": { "label": "Preceded by", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Title of prior series" },		"followed_by": { "label": "Followed by", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Title of subsequent series" },		"website": { "label": "Website", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "For the publisher's or author's website about the book" },		"oclc": { "label": "OCLC", "type": "number", "required": false, "description": "Identifying number assigned by the Online Computer Library Center" }		},	"format": "block", "paramOrder": [ "name", "image", "image_caption", "alt", "books", "author", "editors", "title_orig", "translator", "illustrator", "cover_artist", "country", "language", "discipline", "genre", "publisher", "pub_date", "media_type", "number_of_books", "list_books", "preceded_by", "followed_by", "website", "oclc" ] }