Research Guides: Art History: Citation

Chicago Style

Chicago Manual of Style (notes/bibliography) is the standard for Art History. You can use its footnotes to comment on your sources or to insert information that would otherwise break the flow of your essay.

Chicago Manual of Style
Purdue OWL's website on Chicago

Chicago Manual of Style Online
University of Chicago Press style guide for American English grammar and usage and for preparation of documents for publishing.

Manage your Research & Create Automatic Citations

Zotero
Zotero is a citation manager that easily captures citation information from library catalogs and article databases. It downloads PDF's as well. Has tagging and folder functions so you can organize all your sources. Integrates with Microsoft Word and OpenOffice to generate correct bibliographies, footnotes (even with ibid.!), and in-text citations.
ZoteroBib
ZoteroBib is a web based citation generator. It's easy to use and more reliable than other generators. Great if you don't need the functionality of a full-on citation manager.

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Other Citation Styles

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Call Number: Norlin--Ref--LB2369 .G53 2009
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Call Number: Norlin--Ref--BF76.7 .P83 2010