# வார்ப்புரு:Infobox book series/doc



This template is for use on a book series main page.  

## Usage

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">  
</syntaxhighlight>  

## Parameters
*Please see and/or for standards on presenting names and other data.*  
- Parameters can be safely blank. Note that you may include an image with no caption, but a caption will not be shown if there is no image.
- can be used in any of the infobox fields.

; name: Book name or title. If parameter is blank, *name* will be inherited from the where this infobox is invoked.  
; image: Image (prefer 1st edition – where permitted)  
; image_caption: Image caption (should describe the edition used)  
; books: List of works included in the series, using .  
; author: Author(s)  
; editors: Editor(s) **only when they are the primary contributor**, e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias, anthologies  
; title_orig: Original title, if not in English  
; translator: Translator(s), if original not in English  
; illustrator: Illustrator (where used throughout and a major feature)  
; cover_artist: Cover artist  
; country: Country of original publication  
; language: Language of original book  
; discipline or genre: *See literary genre*  
; publisher: Name of publisher; use when there is more than one notable edition  
; pub_date: Date of publication; use when there is more than one notable edition  
; media_type: Print / Digital (then binding types etc., if relevant)  
; number_of_books: Number of works in the series  
; list_books: If a Wikipedia "List of" article exists for the books, put its name here. Do not use a link (i.e. do not include ).  
; preceded_by: Title of prior series.  
; followed_by: Title of subsequent series.  
; website: for the publisher's or author's website about the book.  

## TemplateData

<div>  
<templatedata>  
{  
"description": "A template for displaying information related to a book series.",  
"params": {  
"name": {  
"label": "Name",  
"type": "string",  
"suggested": true,  
"description": "Book name or title"  
},  
"image": {  
"label": "Image",  
"type": "wiki-file-name",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Prefer first edition where permitted"  
},  
"image_caption": {  
"label": "Image caption",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Should describe the edition used"  
},  
"alt": {  
"label": "Alt text",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Alternative text for image"  
},  
"books": {  
"label": "Books",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "List of works included in the series, using "  
},  
"author": {  
"label": "Author",  
"type": "string",  
"suggested": true,  
"description": "Author(s)"  
},  
"editors": {  
"label": "Editors",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Editor(s) only when they are the primary contributor, e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias, anthologies"  
},  
"title_orig": {  
"label": "Original title",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Original title, if not in English"  
},  
"translator": {  
"label": "Translator",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Translator(s), if original not in English"  
},  
"illustrator": {  
"label": "Illustrator",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Illustrator (where used throughout and a major feature)"  
},  
"cover_artist": {  
"label": "Cover artist",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Creator of the cover art"  
},  
"country": {  
"label": "Country",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Country of original publication"  
},  
"language": {  
"label": "Language",  
"type": "string",  
"suggested": true,  
"description": "Language of original book"  
},  
"discipline": {  
"label": "Discipline",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Literary discipline. Mutually exclusive with 'genre'"  
},  
"genre": {  
"label": "Genre",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Literary genre. Mutually exclusive with 'discipline'"  
},  
"publisher": {  
"label": "Publisher",  
"type": "string",  
"suggested": true,  
"description": "Name of publisher; use when there is more than one notable edition"  
},  
"pub_date": {  
"label": "Publication date",  
"type": "string",  
"suggested": true,  
"description": "Date of publication; use when there is more than one notable edition"  
},  
"media_type": {  
"label": "Media type",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Print / Digital (then binding types etc., if relevant)"  
},  
"number_of_books": {  
"label": "Number of books",  
"type": "number",  
"suggested": true,  
"description": "Number of works in the series"  
},  
"list_books": {  
"label": "List of books",  
"type": "wiki-page-name",  
"required": false,  
"description": "If a Wikipedia 'List of' article exists for the books, put its name here. Do not use a link (i.e. do not include )."  
},  
"preceded_by": {  
"label": "Preceded by",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Title of prior series"  
},  
"followed_by": {  
"label": "Followed by",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Title of subsequent series"  
},  
"website": {  
"label": "Website",  
"type": "string",  
"required": false,  
"description": "For the publisher's or author's website about the book"  
},  
"oclc": {  
"label": "OCLC",  
"type": "number",  
"required": false,  
"description": "Identifying number assigned by the Online Computer Library Center"  
}  
},  
"format": "block",  
"paramOrder": [  
"name",  
"image",  
"image_caption",  
"alt",  
"books",  
"author",  
"editors",  
"title_orig",  
"translator",  
"illustrator",  
"cover_artist",  
"country",  
"language",  
"discipline",  
"genre",  
"publisher",  
"pub_date",  
"media_type",  
"number_of_books",  
"list_books",  
"preceded_by",  
"followed_by",  
"website",  
"oclc"  
]  
}  
</templatedata>  
</div>  

## Tracking category
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