This section provides resources for formatting and citing documents using the most recent Chicago Manual of Style edition.
The Chicago Manual of StyleThis section provides resources for formatting and citing documents using the 17th Edition of the Chicago Manual of Style.
For this assignment, you need scholarly sources to support the creation of your poster. Scholarly sources include published scholarly books and peer-reviewed articles. Rod Library provides access to a multitude of sources you might find useful for this project.
You should not only locate sources about your artist and your selected artwork. You need to understand the period in which your artist made this work and the larger themes or concepts related to this work. This means starting by gathering sources that help you understand what you should be searching for in the first place. These sources will not show up in your bibliography but will inform your locating of the sources that will.
Some things to look for
Books and book chapters are excellent sources for this project, especially when you zoom out and research the context surrounding your object. The Rod Library catalog is an excellent place to search both our physical and eBook collections. Using subject terms can be one way to narrow your search to a browseable collection. For example, a country name and history (Nigeria -- History) may provide some sources.
The Rod Library not only offers many books you can check out directly, but also provides Interlibrary Loan Services. This allows you to borrow books from other libraries when we don't have what you need.
If you discover a book through a bibliography, book review, WorldCat or even while browsing Amazon, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan if it's not in our collection.
