Generated Citation?
Some online digital collections sites automatically provide formatted citation information for a given item, using a citation generator for digitized primary resources. Distinctive and archival item information can, however, present challenges to automatic citation generators as they are often not coded to deal with this information correctly, and digital formats and research practices are rapidly evolving. So it is important that you understand fundamentals of citation to properly catagorize and manually construct references in your research.
The Chicago Manual of Style Online 17th edition does not require a particular order of elements and is often a good citation style for archival, manuscript, or photograph collections, however, the citations should be consistent in their order.
Example Citation of a Still Image
This citation is an example of the record below (outlined in pink) using The Chicago Manual of Style Online 17th edition.
Bibliography Structure
Photographer's Last Name, First Name OR corporate author. Title of Image or description, Date of Creation, Information about the Medium [if given], Title of Collection. Title of Library, URL.
Bibliography Entry Example
Meyer, Rick. Underground Construction of Metro Rail System in Los Angeles. April 12, 1989, Digital Photograph from a B&W Negative. Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection. UCLA Library Digital Collections, https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz0002qtwm.
Steps to Cite an Item from a Digital Collection
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1. Find your item's RESOURCE TYPE & GENRE
For example, this item record is a still image & news photograph |
2. Select your item's RESOURCE TYPE
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