Help:Information Template

The Information Template is a powerful tool that can help you easily and neatly include specimen data, geolocation coordinates, assign copyright and more.

Introduction
The information template has the form:

Information you enter is added after the "=" for each field. Whatever you enter

is nicely displayed on the page in the information box:

Input Fields - Some Notes

 * Description
 * This field can include multiple lines of text and links.
 * You can add specimen collection data for montage images.
 * 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 "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the image is from, i.e., a publication that you have proper permissions to share or your own name if it one of your own unpublished photos.
 * If you type Own work here this field will show the same text as the  field.
 * Author
 * Your own name should be here if this is your own work.
 * Include the person who created the image if it not your own work (provided you have permission to share this image on Antwiki).
 * Permission
 * Add a copyright/permission here using a template or your own text.
 * 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 at 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:

{{Information }}
 * description= Nest entrance: base of Ephedra plant.
 * date= 30 July 2011
 * source= {{MCZown}}.
 * author=Gary D. Alpert
 * permission={{DCCL}}

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

Subfamily: Dolichoderinae

Locality: Australian Region: New Caledonia: Mt. Yate

Collector(s):

Collection Date:

Accession No.: ANIC32-014988

View: Montage of top

This is a type specimen.

}}
 * 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:

{{Information
 * description=Dolichoderus tricolor

Subfamily: Dolichoderinae

Locality: Australian Region: New Caledonia: Mt. Yate

Collector(s):

Collection Date:

Accession No.: ANIC32-014988

View: Montage of top

This is a type specimen.

}}
 * 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}}

Permission
The following list has entries for each of the available licenses you can use. Each entry begins with an abbreviated name, the full name of the license, and a link to more information about the license. Simply add the abbreviated name, enclosed in double brackets (e.g., ), for any one of the the following:


 * Cc-by - Creative Commons Attribution License - Template:Cc-by
 * Cc-by-sa - should this be changed to Antwiki creative commons attribution default as given here Template:DCCL) Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License - Template:Cc-by-sa
 * Cc-by-nd - Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives License - Template:Cc-by-nd
 * Cc-by-nc - Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License - Template:Cc-by-nc
 * Cc-by-nc-sa - Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike License - Template:Cc-by-nc-sa
 * Cc-by-sa-nd - Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License - Template:Cc-by-nc-nd
 * Cc-zero - Creative Commons Universal Public Domain Dedication - Template:Cc-zero
 * CC-pd - Public Domain Statement - Template:Cc-pd

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).