This template is designed to be a meta-template, used to construct U.S. Government attribution message templates like {{USGS}} and {{Marine Corps}}. It could be used directly in an article.

  • agency (required) - name of agency (or reference source) that produced material
  • url (optional) - URL of reference
  • policy (optional) - URL of re-use policy of agency or reference source
  • comment (optional) - free field that produces parenthesized comment at end
  • article (optional) - the title of the reference
  • author (optional) - author of reference
  • accessdate (optional) - date page last checked
  • source (optional) - free field at end at shuts off most other arguments: useful for inline use of {{Cite web}}
Code Produces Comments
{{Include-USGov

|agency=United States Department}}

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department. Minimal usage: templates that call this one should pass in optional arguments.
{{Include-USGov

|agency=United States Department
|policy=http://www.agency.gov/policy.html}}

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department. Replace internal wikilink about generic re-use to specific agency policy
{{Include-USGov

|agency=United States government
|comment=comment can have [[link]]s}}

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States government. (comment can have links) comment is a free field that produces a parenthesized comment at end, agency should auto-wikilink
{{Include-USGov

|agency=United States Department
|url=http://www.agency.gov/}}

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department website http://www.agency.gov. Agency name becomes external link
{{Include-USGov

|agency=United States Department
|article=Reference document}}

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department document: "Reference document". With article argument, template refers to specific document
{{Include-USGov

|agency=United States Department
|article=Reference document
|url=http://www.agency.gov/doc.html}}

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department document: "Reference document". With article argument, url becomes external link to specific document
{{Include-USGov

|agency=United States Department
|article=Reference document
|url=http://www.agency.gov/doc.html
|author=John Q. Public}}

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department document: John Q. Public. "Reference document". Author can be added for use in inline citation
{{Include-USGov

|agency=United States Department
|article=Reference document
|url=http://www.agency.gov/doc.html
|accessdate=2008-08-08}}

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department document: "Reference document". Retrieved 2008-08-08. Accessdate can be added, also
{{Include-USGov

|agency=United States Department
|policy=http://www.agency.gov/policy.html
|article=Reference document
|url=http://www.agency.gov/doc.html
|author=John Q. Public
|accessdate=2008-08-08
|comment=comment can have [[link]]s}}

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department document: John Q. Public. "Reference document". Retrieved 2008-08-08. (comment can have links) All parameters can work together
{{Include-USGov

|agency=United States government
|policy=https://www.whitehouse.gov
|author=Arglebargle IV
|article=On Boggies
|accessdate=Third Age
|source=Use cite template here}}

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States government document: Use cite template here Source parameter shuts down most arguments, leaves free field at end for citation template
{{Include-USGov

|agency=United States Department
|source={{cite book|first=John |last=Smith |title=Battle of Hastings}} }}

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department document: Smith, John. Battle of Hastings. Example of source usage


  • Sandbox for experimental edits
  • Test to see if experiments worked

Templates created using Include-USGov

ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ
Template name Result Agency
Air Force Historical Research Agency Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/. Air Force Historical Research Agency
Army Center of Military History Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History. United States Army Center of Military History
Army Institute of Heraldry Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry website http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil. United States Army Institute of Heraldry
Bioguide Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
CDC Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website http://www.cdc.gov/. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CIA World Factbook Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook website https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html. CIA World Factbook
Congressional Research Service Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Congressional Research Service. Congressional Research Service
Department of Energy Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Energy. United States Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Homeland Security. United States Department of Homeland Security
DODDIC Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of Defense document: "Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms". United States Department of Defense
DoJ USAM Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of Justice document: "United States Attorneys' Manual". United States Department of Justice
DOT1991 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of Labor document: "Dictionary of Occupational Titles, revised 1991". US Department of Labor
FAA.Gov Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Federal Aviation Administration. Federal Aviation Administration
FS1037C MS188 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the General Services Administration document: "Federal Standard 1037C". (in support of MIL-STD-188) General Services Administration
FS1037C Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the General Services Administration document: "Federal Standard 1037C". General Services Administration
GHR Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States National Library of Medicine document: "Genetics Home Reference". United States National Library of Medicine
Include-NOAA Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Include-USGov-DOT
Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Transportation.
United States Department of Transportation
LOC-general Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Library of Congress. Library of Congress
Loc Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Library of Congress Country Studies website http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/. Library of Congress Country Studies
Marine Corps Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps. United States Marine Corps
NARA Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the National Archives and Records Administration website http://www.archives.gov/. National Archives and Records Administration
NASA Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCBI RefSeq Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the National Center for Biotechnology Information website http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/RefSeq/. (Reference Sequence collection) National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCBI-handbook Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the National Center for Biotechnology Information document: "NCBI Handbook". National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCBI-scienceprimer Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the NCBI document: "Science Primer". NCBI
NCI-cancer-dict Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document: "Dictionary of Cancer Terms". National Cancer Institute
NHC Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Naval History & Heritage Command. Naval History & Heritage Command
NIMH Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Institute of Mental Health. National Institute of Mental Health
NIST-PD Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the National Institute of Standards and Technology website http://www.nist.gov. National Institute of Standards and Technology
NPS.Gov
(NPS is more flexible)
Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service. National Park Service
NPS Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service. National Park Service
NTSB Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Transportation Safety Board. National Transportation Safety Board
NWS Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Weather Service. National Weather Service
Overseas Security Advisory Council Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Overseas Security Advisory Council website http://www.osac.gov/. Overseas Security Advisory Council
OSGguide Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Office of the Solicitor General. United States Solicitor General
OSHA Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Recreation.Gov Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the National Recreation Reservation Service website http://recreation.gov. National Recreation Reservation Service
StateDept Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/index.htm. (Background Notes) United States Department of State
US Air Force Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force website http://www.af.mil. United States Air Force
US Army Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army. United States Army
US government Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government. United States Government
USACE.Army.Mil Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. United States Army Corps of Engineers
USCG Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Coast Guard. United States Coast Guard
USDA Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Agriculture. United States Department of Agriculture
USDHHS-PD Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. United States Department of Health and Human Services
USFS Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Forest Service. United States Forest Service
USFWS Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS gazetteer Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Include-USGov/doc". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) United States Geological Survey
USGS Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey. United States Geological Survey
USNAVY Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Navy website http://www.navy.mil/swf/index.asp. United States Navy