Finishing touches

Once a book has been proofread, validated and transcluded, most of the work has been done. There are just a few finishing touches you need to do before the work is completed.

Once a book has been transcluded, most of the work has been done. There are now just a few small things to be done.

Finishing touches

  1. Add a license for the book.
  2. Add one or more categories for the book.
  3. Add the book to the author's Author page.
  4. Add the book to one or more portals.
  5. Announce your new book.

Licensing

All pages should have a licence at the bottom to indicate the legality of hosting and distributing the work. This template will also provide some further information about the reliability of the work. The licence templates usually describe the legal situation of the work, based on the date of publication and the date of the author’s death.

There are many licence templates but most situations are covered by the following four. To create dynamic copyright messaging that will update as time passes and stay accurate when the author’s death year (ADY) is known. Direction for including ADY is in each template document.

  • Published prior to 1923, ADY 100+ years ago {{PD-old}}
  • Published prior to 1923, ADY anything less than 100 years ago {{Pd/1923}}
  • Published after 1922 and before 1964, Non-renewal confirmed {{PD-US-no-renewal}}
  • Published between 1923 and 1996 {{Pd/1996}}

Wikisource: Copyright Policy

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Contributor's Rights and Obligations

All works on Wikisource must be in the public domain or released under a license compatible with the free content definition. It is the responsibility of the contributor to assert compatibility with Wikisource’s license. A template should be used on the source material page to indicate the licence that the source material is posted under (see Help:Copyright tags).

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