Template:SBN

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For the unrelated Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico SBN identifiers, see Template:ICCU.

Usage

Use this template to create a link (or list of links) to Special:BookSources for one or more Standard Book Numbers with "SBN" prefix. The template supports 9-digit SBNs (with or without hyphens). The prefix link deliberately goes through an (identifier) redirect in order to aid reverse lookup of articles which contain SBN links from specific books (rather than only mentioning the concept of Standard Book Numbers in general).

{{SBN|340-01381-8}}

results in:

SBN 340-01381-8

If more than one SBN is given, the template will separate them using a comma:

{{SBN|340-01381-8|340-01381-8|340-01381-8}}

results in:

SBN 340-01381-8, 340-01381-8, 340-01381-8

Alternatively the conjunction between the last two list items can be defined using the leadout= parameter:

{{SBN|340-01381-8|340-01381-8|340-01381-8|leadout=, and}}

results in:

SBN 340-01381-8, 340-01381-8, and 340-01381-8

If the leading "SBN" link should not be linked to (for example because it was already linked to in the article), it can be suppressed using the link=no parameter:

{{SBN|340-01381-8|340-01381-8|340-01381-8|link=no}}

results in:

SBN 340-01381-8, 340-01381-8, 340-01381-8

If the leading "SBN" link should not occur (for example in longer lists), it can be suppressed using the plainlink=yes parameter:

{{SBN|340-01381-8|340-01381-8|340-01381-8|plainlink=yes}}

results in:

340-01381-8, 340-01381-8, 340-01381-8

The plainlink and leadout parameter can be used at the same time:

{{SBN|340-01381-8|340-01381-8|340-01381-8|plainlink=yes|leadout=as well as}}

results in:

340-01381-8, 340-01381-8 as well as 340-01381-8

Formatting

The template preserves the formatting of the input values, for example:

{{SBN|340-01381-8|340013818|34001381-8}}

results in:

SBN 340-01381-8, 340013818, 34001381-8

Error checking

This template uses Module:Check isxn to validate the SBN. If the SBN is not valid, this subtemplate will still generate the link, and it will add the article to Category:Pages with ISBN errors.

Since invalid SBNs are sometimes used in publications, it is possible to disable the validity check for individual SBNs given as parameters. In order to do so, add invalid?=yes (with ? replaced by the parameter number 1 to 9) to the template. In this case, the article will be added to Category:Pages with listed invalid ISBNs.

• {{SBN|340-01381-0}}   produces SBN 340-01381-0

• {{SBN|340-01381-0|invalid1=yes}}   produces SBN 340-01381-0

• {{SBN|340-01381-0|invalid1=no}}   produces SBN 340-01381-0

• {{SBN}}   produces

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages with ISBN errors (83)
• Category:Pages with listed invalid ISBNs (632)
• Category:Pages using ISBN template with unknown parameters (1)

See also

• Wikipedia:ISBN
• {{ISBN}}
• {{ISBNT}}, to make an ISBN link without a visible prefix
• {{Listed Invalid ISBN}}, to link an ISBN that is invalid but printed in a source publication.
• {{PMID}}
• {{IETF RFC}}
• {{ISMN}}
• {{ISSN}}
• {{Catalog lookup link}}
• {{ISBN missing}}

Template Data

Use this template to create a link (or list of links) to Special:BookSources for one or more Standard Book Numbers with the "SBN" prefix

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
SBN #1	1	first SBN to put in the list Example 340-01381-8	String	required
SBN #2	2	second SBN to put in the list Example 340-01381-8	String	suggested
SBN #3	3	third SBN to put in the list Example 340-01381-8	String	optional
SBN #4	4	fourth SBN to put in the list Example 340-01381-8	String	optional
SBN #5	5	fifth SBN to put in the list Example 340-01381-8	String	optional
6	6	no description	Unknown	optional
7	7	no description	Unknown	optional
8	8	no description	Unknown	optional
9	9	no description	Unknown	optional
Suppress link to article?	link	If 'no', does not produce a link to article before the list Example no	String	optional
Suppress link to SBN?	plainlink	If 'yes', does not produce "[[Standard Book Number|SBN]]: " before the list Example yes	String	optional
last list joiner text	leadout	Text between second-to-last and last book SBN's Example as well as	String	optional
invalid1	invalid1	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid2	invalid2	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid3	invalid3	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid4	invalid4	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid5	invalid5	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid6	invalid6	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid7	invalid7	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid8	invalid8	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid9	invalid9	no description	Unknown	optional

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