Chicano/Latino Studies: Citing Sources
How to Read a Citation
A bibliographic citation, the convention normally used to acknowledge a work quoted in a paper, contains basic information needed to locate an item. There are different formats for citing books, journal articles, chapters in books, dissertations, pamphlets, videocassettes, and many other formats. For the purpose of the exercise, we are going to focus on books, journal articles and book chapters.
BOOKS
In general, the publication information, including place of publication, publisher and year, identifies a book (or part of a book).
PERIODICAL ARTICLES
In general, the publication information, including volume number, date and page numbers, identifies a journal article.
BOOK CHAPTER
Chapters of books can be identified by the presence of two titles, the title of the chapter and the title of the book. Two names may be listed as well -- the author of the chapter and the editor. The same publication information that appears in a book citation will also appear here: place of publication,publisher, and year.
Submitted by Jennifer Dorner.
Selected Online Citation Guides
- Chicago Manual of Style Online
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Provides recommendations on editorial style and publishing practices for the digital age. Funded by donors to the Dean's Fund for Excellence in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
- Citing Government DocumentsGuides to citing government documents in APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian styles.
- OWL - Purdue's Online Writing LabDetailed guide to APA, MLA, and Chicago citation styles. Navigate to "Research and Citation" on the left to access citation style help.