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Getting Started with Open Educational Resources (OER): Citing Using Regular Citation Styles

Citing Using Regular Citation Styles

If you prefer to cite using MLA or APA, 7th edition citation styles, first create a citation for your source using a particular citation style, and then simply add the CC or public domain license info at the end of your regular citation.

APA Style 7th ed. Examples

eBook

Berger, E., Israel, G., Miller, C., Parkinson, B., Reeves, A., & Williams, N. (2016). World history: Cultures, states, and societies to 1500. History Open Textbooks, 2. https://www.oercommons.org/courses/world-history-cultures-states-and-societies-to-1500/view. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Image

Roe, K. (2012, April 22). Leads castle [Photograph]. Flickr. https://flic.kr/p/c35GPj. CC BY 2.0.

Video

Khan Academy. (2017, January 16). History and prehistory: The origin of humans and human societies [Video file]. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/origin-humans-early-societies/v/history-and-prehistory. CC BY-NC-SA.

MLA Style 8th ed. Examples

eBook

Lincoln, A. et al. Human Rights. E-book, MIOpenBook, 2017. OER Commons, http://www.oercommons.org/courses/world-history/view. Accessed 29 January 2019. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Image

Roe, Karen. Leads Castle. 2012 Online image. Flickr, uploaded 29 January 2019, https://flic.kr/p/c35GPj. Accessed 11 May, 2019. CC BY 2.0.

Video

Khan Academy. “History and Prehistory: The Origin of Humans and Human Societies.” YouTube, uploaded by Khan Academy 16 January 2017, https://youtu.be/ObGarwy5Jss. Accessed 11 May 2019. CC BY-NC-SA.

 

Attribution

Content included in the OER by Subject Research Guide by Skyline Library is licensed CC BY 4.0 unless otherwise indicated.