Example:
McNally, Joe. "Moms, Memories, and Pictures." JoeMcNally, 15 May 2024, www.joemcnally.com/2024/05/15/moms-memories-and-pictures/.
Elements:
Author. "Title of source." Title of container, date of publication, location.
*Students should refer to their Course Outline/Syllabus and talk to their instructor because courses will differ in terms of what uses are permitted or not permitted, as well as how to acknowledge AI tools. Please note these initial guidelines may change.
Example:Example:
Elliott, Alicia. Forword. This Place: 150 Years Retold, Highwater Press, 2019, pp. v-vi.
Elements:
Author. "Title of course." Title of container, publisher, date of publication, location.
A conversation with an Indigenous Elder or Knowledge Keeper is also considered to be a personal communication, but follows different rules. If you have spoken with an Indigenous Elder or Knowledge Keeper, provide an in-text citation with as much detail as possible to describe and contextualize the information you are citing, including their full name, nation or Indigenous group, location and any other relevant information followed by "personal communication" and the date or date range when the correspondence took place:
Example:
Note: MacEwan Library recommends that Elders and Knowledge Keepers be cited in-text and in the Works Cited. The Library follows the Templates for Citing Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers as developed by Lorisia MacLeod (2021).
Example:
John, Jessica. "A Reading From Bad Cree." 22 Mar. 2024, MacEwan University, Edmonton.
Elements:
Author. "Title of speech." Date of delivery, location.
Example:
Groot, Allison de, and Tatiana Hargreaves. Folk Festival. 10 Aug. 2023, Edmonton, Canada.
Elements:
Authors. Publisher/producer. Date of performance, location.
Example:
Google. Google Translate, App Store, vers. 8.7.53, 2024, Mobile App. www.apps.apple.com/
Elements:
Author. App Name. Rights holder, version number, date of publication, location.
Example:
The Buzz on Caffeine. MacEwan University. Pamphlet.
Elements:
Title of source. Publisher. Document type.
Example:
Keefe, Josie, and Phyllis Ma. "Lazy Now." Zine, lazymomnyc.com, 2015, Brooklyn.
Elements:
Authors. "Title of zine." Location, publication date, publication city.
Example:
Erickson, Norene. The Other 'Librarian': Work Identity of Library Paraprofessionals from Preparation to Practice. 2018. U of Alberta, DPhil thesis, University of Alberta Education and Research Archive, https://doi.org/10.7939/R38W38J4V.
Elements:
Author. Title of thesis. Date of completion. Institution, thesis type, location.
Example:
Alberta Teacher's Association. Photo reading "Alberta Spends the Least on Public Education Per-Student in Canada." Instagram, 1 Apr. 2024, www.instagram.com/p/C5O01-dqNhd/. 14 Jun 2024.
Elements:
Author. Description of post. Social media platform, date posted, location. Access date.
Example:
Leong, Carly. Photo of Golden Pen Award Recipient 2024 Marty Chan. Facebook, 16 May 2024, www.facebook.com/groups/584763748569630. 14 Jun 2024.
Elements:
Author. Description of post. Social media platform, date posted, location. Access date.
X/Twitter
Example:
Obama, Barrack [@BarackObama]. Photo of his statement on the death of George Floyd. X, 29 May 2020, www.//x.com/BarackObama/status/1266400635429310466. 14 Jun 2024.
Elements:
Author. "The tweet verbatim." Social media platform, date posted, location. Access date.
TikTok
Example:
National Geographic [@natgeo-tv]. "A Palas's Cat Hunting in the Snow." TikTok, 8 Oct. 2023, www.tiktok.com/@natgeo_tv/video/7265932828502691073?q=palas%27s%20cat%20hunting&t=1716677686391. 14 Jun 2024.
Elements:
Author. Description of video. Social media platform, date posted, location. Access date.
Original Score
Example:
Levy, Jeremy. It's Like That. UNC Jazz Press, 2012.
Elements:
Author/composer. Title of container. Publisher, publication date.
Wikipedia
Example:
Elements:
"Title of source." Title of container, publication date, locatioAccess date.
Print Encyclopedia
Example:
Authors. "Title of source." Title of container, version, publisher, publication date, location.
Print Dictionary
"Emocionante." Collins Spanish Dictionary, 3rd ed., HarperCollins, 2006, p. 81.
"Title of source." Title of container, version, publisher, publication date, location.
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