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FYI 101 First Year Inquiry (Dr. Leech and Dr. Strunk) - Special Collections Guide

Citing Books in Special Collections

Citing published works is very straightforward.  You will follow the rules of whatever style (MLA, APA, CMS, etc.) you use for the rest of your research. Here's a list of quick guides for different citation styles. 

If the item you are citing was found in one of our book collections (identified by a call number that begins with Aug Inst, MissVly, Faculty/Alumni, Spec Coll, Rare Book, Charles XV, or Gustav V), that's it, you're done!  Other than following the rules for citing a book (or other published work), you do not need to do anything special or different.