Template:BookReference

This template is to be used to provide a reference to an entry in the Books page.

This page documents how to use this template, both technically and stylistically.

Basic Functionality
In its most basic form, the template may be used as follows:



where each of the  fields is to be filled with the author name, as specified in the work under consideration.

(NOTE: It does not matter whether or not an author is already named differently on Mathematicians; see "Possible Issues" below.)

How to Use
This template is invoked almost exclusively in the Sources section. A representative instance, taken from Definition:Set Union, is:



Thus, in steps:


 * Precede the template with an asterisk,, and a space
 * Use  and   fields, if desired (see "Features" below)
 * A colon,, and a space
 * The section of the book the reference applies to (optionally with section name, if applicable)
 * The number of the definition/theorem, if applicable

Features
To document and emulate the linear flow of reading that characterizes a book, the entries  and   are used, as in:



which is used on Characteristic times Ring Element is Ring Zero and renders as:

As the names suggest, the following are the intended values for  and  :


 * The  field holds the title of the  page that is concerned with the information preceding the particular entry in the source work.
 * The  field holds the title of the  page that is concerned with the information following the particular entry in the source work.

Thus:



above indicates that in, the result Characteristic of Subfield of Complex Numbers is Zero is followed by the result Characteristic times Ring Element is Ring Zero.

Similarly, the part:



indicates that in said source, Characteristic times Ring Element is Ring Zero is followed by Characteristic of Finite Ring is Non-Zero.

As usual, these options have to be separated from the others by using the pipe character.

Further Editions
If it is a later edition that needs to be referenced, there are two further parameters:

For example:



generates a link that looks like this:

and links to this:
 * Book:James R. Munkres/Topology/Second Edition

Possible Issues
Of course, before resorting to the solutions provided below, please verify that no spelling errors have been made while trying to invoke the template.

One or more of the authors turns up in red
If the name of one or more of the authors shows in red, this means said author does not have a page on Mathematician:Mathematicians under the name that appears on the book.

It could happen that this author does actually have a page under another name (usually by juggled initials and/or first names).

In this simple case, all that needs to be done is to create a redirect from the non-existent rendering of the name to the one that actually is already covered.

Should the author be completely absent from as of yet, then please create a page according to Help:Editing/Creating Pages for Mathematicians contact one of the administrators.

The book turns up in red
Create a page for the book according to Help:Editing/Creating Pages for Books Please contact one of the administrators.