Usage संपादन करीं

Use this template as a warning that some or all books cited in the article do not have their ISBNs specified.

To add this template to an article, simply copy and paste {{Lacking ISBN|date=मार्च 2024}}.

Articles that contain the {{Lacking ISBN}} template are included in Category:Articles lacking ISBNs

Cautions संपादन करीं

  • WP:CITE states that an ISBN is optional in the citation of a book. Therefore, do not restore this template over objections.
  • Do not use this template to warn about books that were not assigned an ISBN by their publishers. Most books originally published before 1974 do not an ISBN, though later editions of such books should have an ISBN.

How to fix the problem flagged by this template संपादन करीं

Add an ISBN to every possible book cited in the article. See Wikipedia:ISBN

Cautions संपादन करीं

  • An ISBN directs the reader to one edition of a book. If an ISBN is added to a citation at a later date, its edition may differ from the edition originally used as the source in the article. Therefore, a risk arises that its page numbers or even its content may not match the citation. When in doubt, check with the main author(s) of the article or discuss on the article's talk page. As with all CITEVAR issues, defer to the citation system used by the first major contributor if no consensus can be reached.

See also संपादन करीं

  • {{ISBN missing}}, inline template to warn that the ISBN is not specified for a single citation
  • {{Biblio}}, broader Cleanup template to warn that citations in an article lack sufficient bibliographical information (e.g. author, title, date of publication, publisher, ISBN, pages cited, etc.)
  • {{Please check ISBN}}, inline template to warn about a possible invalid ISBN
  • Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup, examples of all possible Cleanup templates

In addition to the ISBN magic link, these templates create an external link to a source document:

Notes संपादन करीं

  • There is currently no consensus on where to place this template in an article but above the reference list is probably the most acceptable.
  • This template is a self-reference.