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Usage
This template is a wrapper template for {{cite encyclopedia}}. It links to the website ACAD (A Cambridge Alumni Database), which is an online enhanced version of Alumni Cantabrigienses, a book that catalogues graduates of Cambridge University through 1900.
{{acad |id= |name=
|volume= |year= |ref= |access-date= |hide errors=}}
Required parameters
- id : the alphanumeric ID (e.g., "DNKS873WA") of the person's biographical entry. It appears in small print in the right-hand column header for each ACAD search result, and can be hard to spot (search within the web page for the phrase "unique identifier").
- name : name of the person/biography
For example:
{{Acad|id=MLN900AA|name=Milne, Alan Alexander}}- "Milne, Alan Alexander (MLN900AA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
and may also be written:
{{Acad|MLN900AA|Milne, Alan Alexander}}- "Milne, Alan Alexander (MLN900AA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Optional parameters
- mode: see
{{cite encyclopedia}}. it defaults to cs1 but can be changed, e.g.:mode=cs2to match the mode used by the{{citation}}template.
- ref: see
{{cite encyclopedia}}. This can be used in combination with {{harv}}, {{harvnb}} and {{sfn}} templates to link short format citations to this one. Unless overridden by the content of|ref=, {{acad}} creates an anchor id using the content of|id=. To link to the {{acad}} citation, use, for example,{{sfn|ACAD|<id>}}where<id>is the value from|id=. - access-date: full date that ACAD was consulted
- hide errors: when set to
yes, hides error messages
Error messages
If required parameters are empty or omitted, the template will add appropriate error messages to the end of the citation.
- missing
id. –|id=is required to create the proper url link to the database; defaults to the database search page; - missing
name. –|name=is required to create the correct title in the rendered citation;
{{acad}} citations with missing |name= or |id= are placed in the hidden maintenance category Category:ACAD citations missing parameters when those pages are in article namespace.
Related templates
{{vennAC}}– a template for citing Alumni Cantabrigienses facsimiles held at Internet Archive