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AADS 215: Introduction to Black Social and Cultural Traditions

This is a research guide designed to support the final project for Introduction to Black Social and Cultural Traditions.

Citation Style Guides

Citation Styles

Select your citation style from the menu below. This will link you to a citation style guide. The citation styles include: 

MLAAPAChicago

AMACSEASA

Find Citation Parts

When you find an article online, you can often find all the citation information you need on the article's landing page. If you search for an article in a database, you can use the citation elements from the search results. Remember to always verify the database's citation with the information from the full-text or PDF of the article!

Article landing page:

A sample article landing page, with arrows pointing to the author, journal title, date, volume and issue numbers, page range, and article title.

Database search results:

A sample database search result, with arrows pointing to the author, journal title, date, volume and issue numbers, page range, and article title.

You can often find all the information you need for a journal article citation on the first page of that article. Occasionally, you may have to look at the title page of the journal to determine the date or volume number of that particular issue.

First page of a journal article, with arrows pointing to the journal title, article title, volume and issue numbers, date, and authors

When citing a book, you'll usually find the information you need on the title page and the back of the title page (title page verso).

Title page:

The title page of Practical Nursing Philosophy, with arrows pointing out the title, authors, publisher, and location of the book.

Title page verso:

Title page verso of Practical Nursing Philosophy, with arrows pointing to the date, publisher, and location of the book.

When to Cite

When to Cite Sources

When writing it's important to cite words and ideas. This video gives different examples of when to cite information from sources.

Using Sources in Your Writing

This video demonstrates ways to combine information from your sources in your writing.