Template:Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography/doc

For citations from the Dictionary of Australian Biography that are hosted at Gutenberg, see Template:Dictionary of Australian Biography.

This template provides a citation for the Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Usage

Copy a blank version to use. Almost all parameter names are supported only in lower case (some initialisms, such as |isbn= have upper-case aliases like |ISBN=, which are acceptable for use). Use the "|" (pipe) character between each parameter. Unused parameters may be deleted to avoid clutter in the edit window. Some samples on this documentation page may include the current date. If the date is not current, then the page.

Most commonly used parameters in horizontal format

{{cite AuDB |first= |last= |author-link= |title= |volume= |edition= |year= |id2= |access-date= }}

Most commonly used parameters in vertical format

{{cite AuDB | first = | last = | author-link = | title = | volume = | edition = | year = | id2 = | access-date = | ref = }}

Parameters

In August 2011 the ADB website moved and reorganized its structure. New references should use the id2 field instead of the id field. For any fields not listed here, see {{cite encyclopedia}} for documentation.

• id (deprecated): Pre-August 2011 page ID. Extracted from ADB URL: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/########.htm
• id2: New page ID, overrides id. Extracted from ADB URL: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/last-first-####

Examples

Using author-link

• {{cite AuDB |first=Zelman |last=Cowen |author-link=Zelman Cowen |title=Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred (1855–1948) |volume=9 |year=1983 |id2=isaacs-sir-isaac-alfred-6805 |access-date=1 July 2025 |ref=none }}

  Cowen, Zelman (1983). "Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred (1855–1948)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 9. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 1 July 2025 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

Using multiple authors

• {{cite AuDB |first=Marie |last=Cuckson |first2=H. |last2=Reitterer |title=Bodenwieser, Gertrud (1890–1959) |volume=13 |year=1993 |id2=bodenwieser-gertrud-9532 |access-date=1 July 2025 |ref=none }}

  Cuckson, Marie; Reitterer, H. (1993). "Bodenwieser, Gertrud (1890–1959)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 13. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 1 July 2025 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

Pre-August 2011 format

• {{cite AuDB |first=R. |last=Norris |title=Deakin, Alfred (1856–1919) |year=1981 |id=A080275b |access-date=4 April 2011 |ref=none }}

  Norris, R. (1981). "Deakin, Alfred (1856–1919)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 4 April 2011 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

TemplateData

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