How do I cite materials on the Library of Congress Web site? What resources are available for learning how to cite other electronic and print materials?
The Library of Congress’ Teachers pages offer guidance on citing electronic resources on the Library of Congress Web site. The examples are based on style guidelines commonly used in history (The Chicago Manual of Style) and language arts (MLA style) disciplines. Examples of how to cite materials from the Library’s American Memory collection A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation are also available online. More extensive guidelines for citing print and electronic resources are available through Diana Hacker’s Research and Documentation Online Web site. In addition, consult the current official edition of the documentation style being used for authoritative information on how to cite materials according to that style. Many electronic databases available through libraries now provide suggestions for citing materials in them according to several documentation styles. Consequently, be sure to check entries in electronic databases to see if they include suggested citations (typically given
The Library of Congress’ Teachers pages offer guidance on citing electronic resources on the Library of Congress Web site. The examples are based on style guidelines commonly used in history (The Chicago Manual of Style) and language arts (MLA style) disciplines. Examples of how to cite materials from the Library’s American Memory collection A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation are also available online. More extensive guidelines for citing print and electronic resources are available through Diana Hacker’s Research and Documentation Online Web site, which focuses on MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE styles (for Turabian style guidelines, click here). In addition, consult the current official edition of the documentation style being used for authoritative information on how to cite materials according to that style. Many electronic databases available through libraries now provide suggestions for citing materials in them according to several documentation styles. Consequently, be sure to c
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