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Canadiana Citation Guide

Submitted by Francesca Brzezicki on Fri, 02/24/2023 - 10:43

Please adhere to the following guidelines when citing materials from the Canadiana Collection.

1. Cite Canadiana as the source

If you use or reproduce materials from the Canadiana Collection in any format, cite Canadiana as the source of the material. Please also include the URL for the item in your citation. See below for a list of citation examples.

In cases of discrepancies between the item and its metadata, use the information on the item itself. Please let us know if you find errors in the metadata and we’ll make corrections.

2. Send a copy of your work to CRKN

We also would love to hear from you regarding your use of the Canadiana collection. This can help us continue to develop the collection in ways that help serve your needs and interests.

Upon completing publicly available works (e.g. publications, dissertations, theses, papers, conference proceedings, creative works, news items, documentaries etc.) that make use of materials from the Canadiana Collection, please send a copy or a link to your work to CRKN.

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Please contact CRKN if you have any questions about how to cite material from Canadiana.

See the Canadiana.ca Terms of Service for information on copyright and rules governing the use of Canadiana materials.

To cite materials from the Héritage Collection, please see the Library and Archives Canada Citation Guide.

We also recommend the Canadian HSS Commons as a great place to share your research and connect with others. The Canadian HSS Commons is a resource for research, education, and collaboration. Members can share, access, develop, re-purpose, and preserve scholarly data and resources through their Repository.

Citation Examples

American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition
MONOGRAPHS

Dawson, S. E. (1882). Hand-book for the city of Montreal and its environs. Dawson Bros.; Canadiana. https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.03776/1.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

One of the strikers writes director of Dominion Coal Co. telling latter the cause of the strike. (1909, September 28). The Glace Bay Standard, 65(1), 1. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.N_00644_19090929.

ANNUAL REPORTS

Ontario Society of Artists. (1894). The President’s Report 1893/94. Canadiana. https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_00792_1.

MAPS

Canada Centre for Mapping. (1990). Sambro, Nova Scotia [Map]. 1:50,000. Edition 5 MCE. Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/qmma.06035.

Chicago Style (17th edition, notes/bibliography)
MONOGRAPHS

Dawson, Samuel Edward. Hand-Book for the City of Montreal and Its Environs. Montreal: Dawson Bros., 1882. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.03776/1.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

The Glace Bay Standard. “One of the Strikers Writes Director of Dominion Coal Co. Telling Latter the Cause of the Strike.” 65, no. 1 (September 28, 1909): 1. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.N_00644_19090929.

ANNUAL REPORTS

Ontario Society of Artists. The President’s Report 1893/94. Toronto, 1894. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_00792_1.

MAPS

Canada Centre for Mapping. Sambro, Nova Scotia [map]. Edition 5 MCE. 1:50,000. Ottawa: Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1990. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/qmma.06035.

Modern Language Association (MLA) 9th edition
MONOGRAPHS

Dawson, Samuel Edward. Hand-Book for the City of Montreal and Its Environs. Dawson Bros., 1882. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.03776/1.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

“One of the Strikers Writes Director of Dominion Coal Co. Telling Latter the Cause of the Strike.” The Glace Bay Standard, no. 65, vol. 1, 28 Sept. 1909, pp. 1. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.N_00644_19090929.

ANNUAL REPORTS

Ontario Society of Artists. The President’s Report 1893/94. 1894. Canadiana,  https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_00792_1.

MAPS

Canada Centre for Mapping. Sambro, Nova Scotia. Map. Edition 5 MCE. 1:50,000. Ottawa: Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1990. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/qmma.06035.

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