Help:Information Template
The Information Template is a powerful tool that can help you easily and neatly describe an item (usually an image) including location details, authorship, specimen data, geolocation coordinates, copyright information and more.
Introduction
The information template has the form:
{{Information |description= |date= |source= |author= |permission= }}
Information is added after the "=" for each field. Whatever you enter
{{Information |description=Describe the image. |date= This should be the date the image was taken or created, not the upload date. |source=In most cases the file is your own work or is the same as the author. |author=The photographer or creator of the image file. |permission=A copyright license can be specified here. }}
is displayed on the page in the information box:
Description | Describe the image. This can be as short or as long as you like. Text added here can be useful in providing context to the image. |
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Date |
This should be the date the image was taken or created, not the upload date. This field can interpret many different forms of the date. If it does not render the date correctly with a format you enter you can edit the page and try a different format. |
Source |
In most cases the file is your own work or is the same as the author. If it is a shareable resource (e.g., from another website that allows reuse of an image), you would include that URL as the source. |
Author |
The photographer or creator of the image file. |
Permission Reuse of Text |
A copyright license can be specified here. You can also leave this field blank and instead choose a copyright license from the drop-down list under the Summary field (at the bottom of the Upload file page). |
Input Fields - Some Notes
- Description
- This field can include multiple lines of text and links. Enter "
" to end the current line and start a new one. - This is a good place to include specimen collection data with specimen montage images or other images of ants that are attached to a collection record.
- This field can include multiple lines of text and links. Enter "
- Date
- Numerous date formats are acceptable. The best way to test your own format is to input it and see how it renders in the "preview" or "read" view of the page.
- Source
- Indicate where the image is from, i.e., a publication that you have proper permissions to share or your own name if this is your own photograph.
- If you type {{own}} here this field will show the same text as the <Author> field.
- Author
- Your own name should be here if this is your own work.
- Include the person who created the image if this is not your own work (provided you have permission to share this image on Antwiki).
- Permission
- Add a copyright license here using a copyright template or your own text.
- For an attribution copyright license, provide the details of how someone can credit and/or use your work. You would then specify your copyright license by adding the appropriate text or template (such as "{{Cc-by-sa}}" to insert the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.
- You can leave this field blank and choose a copyright from the license selection box on the Special:Upload page.
- other_field
- You can set up new fields, with headings, in the information box using this field.
- This entire line can be deleted if you want to leave this blank.
Examples
The best way to learn how to use the information template is to look at examples. A few are provided below and many more can be found by looking over the edit view of the many image file pages that include the Information Template. To find these images go to this [search page], enter "{{Information" (with the quotes) in the search box, and search Multimedia.
File:Camponotus-hyatti-nest 2286.jpg
was uploaded with this text in the information template:
{{Information |description= Nest entrance: base of ''Ephedra'' plant. |date= 30 July 2011 |source= {{MCZown}}. |author=Gary D. Alpert |permission={{DCCL}} }}
If you go to the File page (File:Camponotus-hyatti-nest 2286.jpg) you will see:
Description | Nest entrance: base of Ephedra plant. |
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Date |
30 July 2011 | ||||
Source |
© Museum of Comparative Zoology, The President and Fellows of Harvard College. | ||||
Author |
Gary D. Alpert | ||||
Permission Reuse of Text |
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This image:
File:Dolichoderus tricolor syntype ANIC32-014988 top 25-Antwiki.jpg
was uploaded with this text in the information template:
{{Information |description=''[[Dolichoderus tricolor]]''<br /> '''Subfamily''': [[Dolichoderinae]]<br /> '''Locality''': Australian Region: New Caledonia: Mt. Yate<br /> '''Collector(s)''': <collector unknown><br /> '''Collection Date''': <br /> '''Accession No.''': ANIC32-014988<br /> '''View''': Montage of top<br /> This is a type specimen.<br /> |date=2011-8-16 |source={{ANICown}} |author=Steve Shattuck, Canberra, Australia |permission={{Cc-by-sa}} |other_fields={{Information field|name=ANIC Accession No.|value=32-014988}} }}
If you go to the File page (File:Dolichoderus tricolor syntype ANIC32-014988 top 25-Antwiki.jpg) you will see:
Description | Dolichoderus tricolor |
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Date |
2011-8-16 | ||||
Source |
Produced at the Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra, Australia. | ||||
Author |
Steve Shattuck, Canberra, Australia | ||||
Permission Reuse of Text |
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ANIC Accession No. |
32-014988 |