LibGuides: ENGL BC 3998 Words and Pictures: Intersection of Literary and Visual Art: Citing and Writing and the Research Process

Citing

Chicago Manual of Style, 18th ed.
Chicago Manual of Style has full details on citing primary & archival material in Chicago style. You can also the style guide in print.
MLA Citiation Style
An overview that should help you better understand how to cite sources using MLA 9th edition, including how to format the Works Cited page and in-text citations.
Barnard's guide to Citation Management Software
An in depth guide developed by Barnard Librarians exploring the citation management tools Zotero, Endnote, and Mendely
Cite Black Women
It is time to give credit where credit is due: cite Black women.

Research Process

The Craft of Research, Fourth Edition by Wayne C. Booth; Gregory G. Colomb; Joseph M. Williams; Joseph Bizup; William T. FitzGerald
ISBN: 9780226239569

Publication Date: 2016-10-19

The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level--from first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to research reporters in business and government--learn how to conduct effective and meaningful research.

Resarch Log
Try this to to keep track of your searches (and to help prompt you to search strategically)
Center for Engadged Pedgogy's Thesis Process Guide

Image Citations

Making Image Captions in Chicago Citation Style

Title: Self-Portrait in a Velvet Dress

Artist: Frida Kahlo

Date: 1926

Medium: Oil on canvas

Location of work: Private Collection

Where image was found: Wikimedia

URL (if applicable): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Self_Portrait_in_a_Velvet_Dress.jpg

Caption Examples

Captions are used to offer basic information to your reader about images you provide in your papers or digital projects. When captioning artwork you should include the location where the image was acquired.

Image obtained in-person:

Fig. 1. Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait in a Velvet Dress, 1926. Oil on canvas. Private collection.

Image obtained online:

Fig. 1. Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait in a Velvet Dress, 1926. Oil on canvas. Wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Self_Portrait_in_a_Velvet_Dress.jpg

Image obtained in print:

Fig. 1. Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait in a Velvet Dress, 1926. Oil on canvas. In Title of Book, by AuthorFirst AuthorLast. City: Publisher, Date.

- From Meredith Wisner's guide to art history