Whenever you use someone’s words or ideas to support your own writing assignment, you need to give credit back to the original source. In composition courses we do this with citations. The sources below will outline how to properly cite sources to give credit where credit is due. Remember, anytime you directly quote or paraphrase someone else's words or ideas you need to cite them.
There are many different types of citation styles. Double check your course assignments and syllabus to see which one of the following are preferred for this course! For Art and Art History Courses, Chicago Style Author-Date system is typically used. You can find an introduction to the author-date system at The Chicago Manual of Style Online. The library provides full online access to the 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style Online. More in-depth information on how the author date system works can be found in Chapter 15: Author-Date References of The Chicago Manual of Style Online.
Below are some additional citation styles you may find helpful.
Most common citation styles:
