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Citing Items from the Collections

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MLA-Style Citations

Citation for an image or oral history:

Format:

Photographer/Author/Interviewee if available. "Title of image or oral history."
       date of image or oral history, or No Date. Online image. [Name of Digital 
       Collection, Underlined.] California State University, Northridge. Oviatt Library.
       (Date of download) <insert reference URL from record>

Example (view record):

Kickbush Photo. "Arnold Krabbe's Texaco Service Station. LLHS261.jpg." 1940-1949. 
       Online image. San Fernando Valley Issues Digital Library. California State 
       University, Northridge. Oviatt Library. July 24, 2004 
       <http://digital-library.csun.edu/u?/ValleyIssues,1245>.

Citation for an information page on the web site

Format:

"Title of Page." Name of Digital Collection, Underlined. California State University,
       Northridge. Oviatt Library. (Date of access)   <complete web address of page>

Example (view page):

"Collection Policy." San Fernando Valley History Digital Library.  California State 
      University, Northridge. Oviatt Library. Jan. 28, 2004 
      <http://digital-library.csun.edu/SFV/collection.html>.

APA-Style Citations

Citation for an image or oral history

Format:

Author if available (Role of author). (year of image or oral history, or No Date). 
       Title of image or oral history [Format of image]. Name of Digital Collection 
       in Italics. California State University, Northridge. Oviatt Library. 
       Retrieved on (date of download) from (insert reference URL from record)

Example (view record):

Kickbush Photo (Photographer). (1940-1949). Arnold Krabbe's Texaco service station
       [Online image]. San Fernando Valley Issues Digital Library. California State 
       University, Northridge. Oviatt Library. Retrieved on 24 July 2004 from
       http://digital-library.csun.edu/u?/ValleyIssues,1245

Citation for an information page on the web site:

Format:

Title of Page in Italics. (year created) Name of Specific Digital Collection in Italics. 
       California State University, Northridge. Oviatt Library. Retrieved on (date of access)
       from (complete web address of page)

Example (view page):

Collection Policy. (2001). San Fernando Valley History Digital Library.  California State 
      University, Northridge. Oviatt Library. Retrieved on January 28, 2004, from
      http://digital-library.csun.edu/SFV/collection.html

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