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This template provides a citation for the Australian Dictionary of Biography (Home page).

In August 2011 the ADB moved and reorganized the online dictionary. New references should use the id2 field in preference to the id field.

Usage

{{Australian Dictionary of Biography
 |last= "author last name"
 |first= "author first name"
 |authorlink= "author article (optional)"
 |year= "publish year"
 |volume= volume
 |id= "(old format – pre Aug 2011) htm page from http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/ (without .htm)"
 |id2="(Preferred – Aug 2011, overrides id) Page at ADB excluding leading http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/"
 |title= "ADB article title"
 |ref= ID for anchor (see {{Cite encyclopedia}})
 |edition= edition
 |accessdate= 22 December 2024
 }}

Examples

An example of the new post–August 2011 style with an authorlink

{{Australian Dictionary of Biography
 | last = Cowen
 | first = Zelman
 | authorlink = Zelman Cowen
 | year = 1983
 | id2= isaacs-sir-isaac-alfred-6805
 | title= Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred (1855–1948)
 | accessdate= 21 November 2011
 }}

resulting in:

Cowen, Zelman (1983). "Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred (1855–1948)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 

An example of the original pre–August 2011 style

{{Australian Dictionary of Biography
 |last=Norris
 |first= R.
 |year=1981
 |id=A080275b
 |title= Deakin, Alfred (1856–1919)
 |accessdate=16 September 2007
 }}

resulting in:

Norris, R. (1981). "Deakin, Alfred (1856–1919)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 16 September 2007. 

See also

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