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Art Resources: Citation Manuals

Syracuse University Writing Center

How to Write a Good Paper

What's a DOI?

What IS a DOI anyway?

 A DOI, or Digital Object Identifier, is a string of numbers and letters that will permanently identify your article regardless of any changes to its URL. Publishers usually assign a work a doi when it is published. Here's an example:

DOI:10.1177/10483713211012432

Friar, Kendra Kay. “Scott Joplin: A Guide for Music Educators PART II—King of Ragtime Composers.” Journal of General Music Education 35, no. 1 (October 2021): 6–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/10483713211012432.

Citation Style Manuals: Chicago

Chicago Style 18th Edition 

Citation Tutorials for Chicago Style

If the library does not have it?

Citation Management Tools

Once you choose your citation style, pick a citation manager to help!

  • EndNote -- See the ITS website on EndNote for license and purchase options for faculty/staff/students. Work on your own computer; Powerful tool for manuscript preparation; Organize documents and images

  • Zotero -- Open source citation tool; Capture web pages and other new media

Need help with citation managers? Email librarians here at SU for help or to request an instruction session citations@listserv.syr.edu