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|useTemplateData=1
|1=description
|1aliases = Description
  |1d-en          = Description of the image or other media file. '''Content''' of the description should provide brief (if possible) but complete information about the image. It should:
* Identify subject like notable people (use {{tl|Depicted person}} template), animals, objects, cars, weapons, etc.
* Identify location (if relevant) by text, like: city, country, building name or address, etc.
* Note that location coordinates are not directly included as separate field in the "Information" template. Template {{tl|location}} (for camera location and heading, preferred) and/or {{tl|object location}} (for the depicted objects) should be used. Template {{tl|location}} should be placed directly above or below {{tl|Information}}.<br /><small>Note: some users prefer to include location template(s) into the „Description“ field of {{tl|Information}} template in order to group all location information together – this solution is fully serviceable but objections are in point of graphic design not ideal adjusted for such use. See [[Template talk:Information/Archive 2#Location template|this]] and [[Template talk:Information/Archive 2#Suggestions|this]] discussion.</small>
* In general description should provide information to support all subject categories of the file.
* In case of group pictures or other images where image details might warrant separate description please use [[Commons:Image annotations|image annotations]], but remember that those annotations might not be visible on Wikipedias which did not adopt the gadget to display them.<br />Description '''format''' should use:
* Multilingual templates like {{tl|en}} or {{tl|de}} to specify the language of the description.
* {{W|Wikilinks}} to Wikipedia articles. This helps with disambiguation and allows shorter format.
  |1d-td-en       = Description of the image or other media file.
  |1d-td-de       = Beschreibung dieser Mediendatei.
|1stat=required
  |1label-en      = Description
  |1label-de      = Beschreibung
|1type=string
|1def={{tl|Description missing}}

|2=date
|2aliases = Date
  |2d-en          = Date of creation, when the original source (such as photograph of 3-D scene, digital file, or original 2-D artwork) was created. Possible '''formats''':
* [[:en:ISO 8601|ISO 8601]] is the preferred format, e.g. "2006-01-15" for "15 January 2006". Dates following this format are processed by {{tl|ISOdate}}. The following formats are recognized:
** YYYY
** YYYY-MM
** YYYY-MM-DD
** YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm
** YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
* Use {{tl|other date}} for less precise dates, like: circa…, after…, spring of…, between…, etc.
* It is possible to use {{tl|date}} template. For example "<code>date=2008-06-09</code>" is equivalent to "<code><nowiki>date={{date|2008|6|9}}</nowiki></code>", but [[:en:ISO 8601|ISO 8601]] format is preferred.<br /> In many cases multiple dates and/or extra explanations are required:
* For photos, we have special templates {{tl|Taken on}} and {{tl|Taken in}} to indicate when the photograph was taken and to distinguish it from the creation date of the depicted work or from the creation date of the derivative work (modified or cropped photo, collage etc.). Those templates use ISO format (e. g. {{tlx|Taken on|YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm}} or {{tlx|Taken in|YYYY}}).
* If date is missing but digital file has [[:en:EXIF|EXIF]] data then {{tl|According to EXIF data}} template can be added (usually done by a [[Commons:Bots|bot]]). The templates use ISO format (e. g. {{tlx|According to EXIF data|YYYY-MM-DD}}).
* If the creation date of a file moved from other project is unknown, {{tl|Original upload date}} can be used — this template should be also used (in addition) if the first publication date (outside Commons) is relevant in relation to copyright. This template also uses the ISO format.
* If the creation date of a file (not moved from other project) is unknown, {{tl|Upload date}} can be used. This template also uses the ISO format.
* If the file is a modified or derivative work, both date of the original (source) work and date of the last version (derivative work) should be stated with appropriate comments or notes.
* If the date has to be furnished with some specifying text, not covered by one of the above templates, (e. g. "date of creation", "date of the first publication", "date of modification" etc.) then dates have to be specified using {{tl|ISOdate}} (i.e. ''{{tlx|ISOdate|2009-08-18}} (date of creation)'')) or {{tl|date}} (i.e. ''{{tlx|date|2008|6|9}} (date of modification)'') templates.
* If the file is not a simple copy of the depicted work, the date or year of the creation of the depicted work should be stated rather in the "description" field.

  |2d-td-en        = Date of creation, when the original source (such as photograph of 3-D scene, digital file, or original 2-D artwork) was created.
  |2d-td-de        = Erstellungsdatum des Originals.
|2stat=optional
  |2label-en       = Date of creation
  |2label-de       = Erstellungsdatum
|2type=string/line
|2def=

|3=source
|3aliases = Source
  |3d-en          = Information about where the file is from (own files should be tagged with {{tl|own}}); if the file is based on other files then the original files should also be uploaded (if possible) and referenced. Possible content:
* {{tl|own}} for works uploaded by the author
* {{tl|sf}} for photos created by the author
* {{tl|private correspondence}} for previously unpublished works uploaded at the behest of a third party who wishes to remain confidential (such works must be connected with an [[Commons:OTRS|OTRS ticket]] and the tag <nowiki>{{subst:OP}}</nowiki> should be added to the file after an email with a permission statement has been sent to OTRS).
* [[:en:URL|URL]] where the file was found on the web, i.e. its url or its web address.
* {{tl|Derived from}} when it is derived from other files, a list of those files.
* Book reference (using {{tl|scan}} and {{tl|Cite book}} templates) for images scanned from a book. If image was scanned by the uploader that should be mentioned too: {{tl|own scan}}.
{{see|Commons:Essential information}}
  |3d-td-en        = Information about where the file is from (own files should be tagged with <nowiki>{{own}}</nowiki>); if the file is based on other files then the original files should be also uploaded (if possible) and referenced.
|3stat=required
  |3label-en       = Source
  |3label-de       = Quelle
|3type=string/line
|3def={{tl|Source missing}}

|4=author
|4aliases = Author
  |4d-en          = Original author of the file; where appropriate, use <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Creator|Creator:Name Surname]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>. If the work is derived from or depicts works by someone other than the author, the author of the original work should also be mentioned. For example, for a photograph of a sculpture, make a mention of both the sculptor and the photographer. This field should ''not'' be used to specify the scanner, finder or uploader of the image; they are not the author.
  |4d-td-en        = Original author of the file; where appropriate, use <nowiki>{{Creator:Name Surname}}</nowiki>. If the work is derived from or depicts works by someone other than the author, the author of the original work should also be mentioned. For example, for a photograph of a sculpture, make a mention of both the sculptor and the photographer. This field should not be used to specify the scanner, finder or uploader of the image; they are not the author.
|4stat=required
  |4label-en       = Author
  |4label-de       = Autor/Urheber
|4type=string/line
|4def={{tl|Author missing}}

|5=permission
|5aliases = Permission
  |5d-en          = License and other usage limitations and warnings. Due to the size of many license templates they are often placed in a separate section below {{tl|information}} template. In such a case please leave this field blank.<br />The license is related primarily to the file itself. If need to state a license of the depicted (or other source) work, include it additionally with appropriate comment. If needed, use relevant [[:Category:FoP templates|FoP templates]]. You can use {{tl|Artwork}} instead of {{tl|Information}} for simple copies of artworks.
  |5d-td-en        = License and other usage limitations and warnings. Due to the size of many license templates they are often placed in a separate section below <nowiki>{{information}}</nowiki> template. In such a case please leave this field blank.
|5stat=optional
  |5label-en       = Permission
  |5label-de       = Genehmigung
|5type=string
|5def=

|6=other versions
|6aliases = Other versions/other_versions/Other_versions
  |6d-en          = Links to files with very similar content or derived files; use thumbnails or [[:en:Wikipedia:Gallery tag|Gallery tags <nowiki><gallery> </gallery></nowiki>]].
:Often the {{W|Help:Gallery tag|tag:gallery}} may be useful.<br />
{{tl|F}} enables to show also small icons of these files.<br />
If appropriate, {{tl|Derivative versions}} is useful.  See also: {{C|Other versions templates}}.

  |6d-td-en        = Links to files with very similar content or derived files; use thumbnails or Gallery tags.
|6stat=optional
  |6label-en       = Other versions
  |6label-de       = Andere Versionen
|6type=string
|6def=

|7=other fields
|7aliases = Other fields/other_fields/Other_fields
  |7d-en           = Additional table fields added on the bottom of the template. You have to use {{tl|Information field}} or a specialized template such as {{tl|Credit line}} and {{tl|Image generation}} to populate this field.
  |7d-td-en        = Additional table fields added on the bottom of the template. You have to use {{Information field}} or a specialized template such as {{Credit line}} and {{Image generation}} to populate this field.
|7stat=optional-
  |7label-en       = Other fields
  |7label-de       = Andere Felder
|7type=string
|7def=

|8=other fields 1
|8aliases = Other fields 1/other_fields_1/Other_fields_1
  |8d-en           = Additional table fields added between ''Description'' and ''Date'' rows. You have to use {{tl|Information field}} or a specialized template such as {{tl|Credit line}} and {{tl|Image generation}} to populate this field.
  |8d-td-en        = Additional table fields added between ''Description'' and ''Date'' rows. You have to use {{Information field}} or a specialized template such as {{Credit line}} and {{Image generation}} to populate this field.
|8stat=optional-
  |8label-en       = Other fields
  |8label-de       = Andere Felder
|8type=string
|8def=

|name=Information
|desc='''Please give full information for the ''date'', ''source'' and ''author'' fields. The date of a photograph must be when the original photograph was created, and not the date of upload, nor the date of any scan or other derivative action. If the photographic image has been modified please give author, date and license for each modification. Please use template {{tl|Artwork}} if the image is of a painting, sculpture or other artwork and {{tl|Book}} if the image is a part of a complete set of page scans of a book (or in the case of DjVu and PDF, one file may comprise all the pages).'''

This template is used to provide formatting to the basic information for files (file content, license, authorship information etc.). This template is automatically inserted by the JavaScript-aided upload tool too.

For a full usage description of the template, see [[Commons:First steps/Quality and description]].

  |desc-td-en       = This template is used to provide formatting to the basic information for files (file content, license, authorship information etc.). This template is automatically inserted by the JavaScript-aided upload tool too. For a full usage description of the template, see Commons:First steps/Quality and description.
|relieson=[[Template:ISOdate]], [[Template:Parse source]], [[Module:TemplatePar]]
|namespace=File
|usergroup=all
|usage-notes=
|type=marker
|example=
|i18n-method=mediawiki-msg
|i18n-desc=
|seealso=
|setscats=[[:Category:Author matching Creator template, Creator template not used]] when appropriate
|print=infobox
|shorthand=
}}

== Example usage ==

=== Example for photograph ===

For example the source code of the description of photograph [[:File:Piers Sellers spacewalk.jpg]] is:

{{pre2|scroll|<nowiki>
{{Information
|Description=
{{de|Astronaut [[:de:Piers John Sellers|Piers Sellers]] bei einem Außenbordeinsatz während der Space-Shuttle-Mission [[:de:STS-121|STS-121]], bei dem er Reparaturtechniken für den Hitzeschutzschild der Raumfähre testet. Der Außenbordeinsatz dauerte 7 Stunden und 11 Minuten.}}
{{en|Astronaut [[w:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] during the third spacewalk of STS-121, a demonstration of orbiter heat shield repair techniques.}}
{{fr|L'astronaute [[:fr:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] durant sa troisième sortie dans l'espace au cours du vol STS-121, une démonstration des techniques de réparation du bouclier thermique.}}
{{it|L'astronauta [[:it:Piers Sellers|]] durante la terza camminata nello spazio nel corso della missione STS-121 mentre esegue un test di riparazione delle mattonelle rinforzate carbonio-carbonio dello Shuttle.}}
{{nds|De Astronaut [[Piers Sellers]] de drüdde Kehr, dat he mit’n Ruumantog in’n apen Weltruum togang weer. Sellers wiest Reparaturtechniken för den Hittschild von’n Orbiter.}}
{{ru|Астронавт [[:ru:Селлерс, Пирс Джон|Пирс Селлерс]] во время третьего выхода в открытый космос (STS-121) при ремонте орбитального теплового экрана.}}
{{fi|Astronautti [[:fi:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] avaruussukkulalento STS-121:n kolmannella avaruuskävelyllä. Avaruuskävelyn tehtävänä oli kokeilla sukkulan lämpökilven korjaustekniikoita.}}
|Source=[http://www.nasa.gov/news/highlights/index.html NASA News & Events] – http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/121_gallery/hi-resjpgs/14.jpg, from http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/121_gallery/index_noaccess.html
|Date=2006-07-12
|Author=NASA, astronaut [[w:Michael E. Fossum|Michael Edward Fossum]]
|Permission=
|other versions=
}}
</nowiki>}}

The code hereinbefore produces the following information table:

{{Information
|Description=
{{de|Astronaut [[:de:Piers John Sellers|Piers Sellers]] bei einem Außenbordeinsatz während der Space-Shuttle-Mission [[:de:STS-121|STS-121]], bei dem er Reparaturtechniken für den Hitzeschutzschild der Raumfähre testet. Der Außenbordeinsatz dauerte 7 Stunden und 11 Minuten.}}
{{en|Astronaut [[w:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] during the third spacewalk of STS-121, a demonstration of orbiter heat shield repair techniques.}}
{{fr|L'astronaute [[:fr:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] durant sa troisième sortie dans l'espace au cours du vol STS-121, une démonstration des techniques de réparation du bouclier thermique.}}
{{it|L'astronauta [[:it:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] durante la terza camminata nello spazio nel corso della missione STS-121 mentre esegue un test di riparazione delle mattonelle rinforzate carbonio-carbonio dello Shuttle.}}
{{nds|De Astronaut [[Piers Sellers]] de drüdde Kehr, dat he mit’n Ruumantog in’n apen Weltruum togang weer. Sellers wiest Reparaturtechniken för den Hittschild von’n Orbiter.}}
{{ru|Астронавт [[:ru:Селлерс, Пирс Джон|Пирс Селлерс]] во время третьего выхода в открытый космос (STS-121) при ремонте орбитального теплового экрана.}}
{{fi|Astronautti [[:fi:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] avaruussukkulalento STS-121:n kolmannella avaruuskävelyllä. Avaruuskävelyn tehtävänä oli kokeilla sukkulan lämpökilven korjaustekniikoita.}}
|Source=[http://www.nasa.gov/news/highlights/index.html NASA News & Events] – http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/121_gallery/hi-resjpgs/14.jpg, from http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/121_gallery/index_noaccess.html
|Date=2006-07-12
|Author=NASA, astronaut [[w:Michael E. Fossum|Michael Edward Fossum]]
|Permission=
|other_versions=
}}

=== Example other_fields ===

Example using the ''other fields'' parameter to display a [[Commons:Credit line|credit line]]:

<pre>
{{Information
| Description  = Description
| Source       = {{own}}
| Author       = John Doe
| Date         = 2008-06-09
| Other fields = {{Credit line |Author = © John Doe | Other = Wikimedia Commons |License = CC-BY-3.0 & GFDL}}
}}
</pre>

will produce:

{{Information
| Description  = Description
| Source       = {{own}}
| Author       = John Doe
| Date         = 2008-06-09
| Other fields = {{Credit line |Author = © John Doe | Other = Wikimedia Commons |License = CC-BY-3.0 & GFDL}}
}}

=== Recommendations ===
For many media it is desirable to use a [[:Category:Geocoding templates|geocoding template]] in addition to the Information template.

== Microformat ==

This template also emits an [[W:HCalendar|hCalendar]] [[W:microformat|microformat]] marking the creation of the image as an event. To do this, it requires the {{tl|Date}} template, and takes the file name as the "summary" property. Optionally, it can include the {{tl|Creator}} as an attendee and an [[w:HCard|hCard]] microformat, and use the contents of {{tl|Description}} as the hCalendar's "description" property. Coordinates may be included by use of {{tl|Location}} or {{tl|Object location}}.

See also [[Commons:Machine-readable data]].

== See also ==
* [[Commons:Infobox templates]]
* {{tl|Artwork}} for specialized infobox template used for artworks
* {{tl|Book}} for specialized infobox template used for book page scans
* {{tl|Information field}} and {{tl|Credit line}}
* {{tl|Translation table}} and {{tl|mld}} for category descriptions

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[[Category:Infobox templates: based on Information template]]
</noinclude><includeonly>
{{DEFAULTSORT:Information}}
[[Category:Infobox templates| ]]
[[Category:License-related tags|*]]
[[Category:Templates generating hCalendars]]
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