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Art: Citations

This guide can help you find resources to help you in your academic writing about art, your work on your artist's statement, and your studio practice.

Chicago Manual

The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition
Copies are available at the Main Campus Library Research Center and for limited checkout at Circulation.
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17 Edition is also still available.

MLA Handbook


Handbook of the Modern Language Association (MLA), 9th edition.

Copies are available at the Main Campus Library Research Center and for limited checkout at Circulation.

Chicago Citation Guide

QUICK GUIDES: 

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

Chicago Style Online Quick Guide Notes Bibliography: Official Chicago Manual of Style website with common citation examples in Notes-Bibliography Style.

Chicago Style Online Quick Guide Author Date: Official Chicago Manual of Style website with common citation examples in Author-Date Style.

Chicago Style Q & A: Helps clarify confusing questions on a  variety of topics.

Bibliographies, Footnotes and Endnotes

Purdue OWL: Easy-to-use citation resource. Provides rules and examples.

Purdue OWL Chicago Guide: Covers basics of in-text citation, reference list rules and more.

Citing Artificial Intelligence

How do you recommend citing content developed or generated by artificial intelligence?: This Q&A from the Chicago Manual of Style Online offers guidance on how to cite generative AI in Chicago style. 

Citing Social Media

Purdue OWL: Citing Web Sources: This guide from Purdue OWL covers how to cite various social media posts and comments.

MLA Citation Guide

QUICK GUIDE: 

HELPFUL RESOURCES: 

In-Text Citations:

Purdue OWL In-Text Basics: Covers basics of in-text citation rules and more.

Works Cited Page/Bibliography:

Purdue OWL MLA Works Cited Page Basics: Covers basics of reference list rules and more.

Additional Citation Examples:

University of West Florida Style Guide: Provides additional example citations for the 8th edition.

Subject Guide