Van MtCristo Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Hey guys, I've got 2 simple questions here regarding to how to reference newspaper and diary. 1, With a sentence retrieved from The Daily Colonist, July 14, 1908 (A Canadian newspaper), for example, do I need to specify the topic of the passage or page number ? Or can I simply stay with: The Daily Colonist, July 14, 1908. 2, Another resource I'm using is the diary of Mackenzie King, a Canadian prime minister.The database is officially called: Diaries of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, MG26-J13. It is posted on the internet, and gives the information of item number, as well as the date of his recording. When I reference it, is this the right format to use: W.L.Mackenzie King, Diaries of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King (Toronto: Rowsell & Hutchison, 1893), 50. Do I need to add the archive number or item number? Here's a link to look at his diary online. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/politics-government/prime-ministers/william-lyon-mackenzie-king/Pages/diaries-william-lyon-mackenzie-king.aspx Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. t Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 What citation format are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van MtCristo Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 8 hours ago, telkanuru said: What citation format are you using? Hey telkanuru, the format I'm using is author, book name (New York: publisher, year), page number. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. t Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I mean, what style guide are you following? It looks to me from your example like Chicago; have you checked the online CMoS guide to see how to deal with these sources? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Averroes MD Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 On that note, are the auto cite websites ok to use, like autobib, etc. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 1 hour ago, Averroes MD said: On that note, are the auto cite websites ok to use, like autobib, etc. ? In general, no. They tend to get the little things wrong. Use the actual manual of style and more professional reference software like Zotero, EndNote, etc. Even those make errors though. Averroes MD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashiepoo72 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 This was the citation bible in my MA program: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0226816389/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr= its updated to include online/database references Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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