Citation and Style Guides: Uncommon Citations

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Map

Freestanding (not contained in a larger work) in-print or through database:

 Author. Title. Edition. Scale. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

U.S. Department of the Air Force. U.S. Army Forces in WWII, 1941-1945. [map]. Scale not given. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Air Force, 1993.

Digital Mapping Tool:

Mapping tool. (n.d.). [Description of Map]. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://xxxxxx

Google. (n.d.). [Google Maps directions to drive from Cheyenne to the University of Wyoming]. Retrieved November 16, 2023, from https://www.google.ca/maps

Comics, Graphic Novels, & Manga

Graphic novel/Comic created entirely by one person:

Last Name, Initials. (Year). Title of Issue (if applicable). Title of Series/Book. Volume Number(Issue Number) (if applicable). Publisher.

Yang, G. (2008). American Born Chinese. First Second Books.

Graphic novel/Comic created collaboratively:

Last Name, Initials. (writer), ... Last Name, Initials. (role). Title of Issue (if applicable). Title of Series/Book. Volume Number(Issue Number) (if applicable). Publisher.

Lee, S. (writer), Kirby, J. (penciller), & Roussos, G. (inker). (1964). Captain America lives again! The Avengers, 1(4). Marvel Comics.

Lee. S. (w), Kirby, J. (p), & Roussos, G. (i). (1964). Captain America lives again! The Avengers, 1(4). Marvel Comics.

Map

Freestanding (not contained in a larger work) in-print or through database:

Title of map, publisher, publication date.

Michigan. Rand, 2000.

Digital Mapping Tool:

Description of the area displayed. Title of the website, Copyright date from the bottom of the website, root URL.

Map of Bangkok, Thailand. Google Maps, 2024, maps.google.com.  

Comics, Graphic Novels, & Manga

Graphic novel created entirely by one person:

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.

Miller, Frank. Sin city: The Hard Goodbye. Dark Horse Comics, 1991.

Graphic novel created collaboratively:

Title. Author, Illustrator, Other Contributors e.g., inker, colorist, letterer, Publisher, Publication Date.

Superman: Birthright. By Mark Waid, illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu, inker, Gerry Alanguilan, colorist, Dave McCaig, DC Comics, 2005. 

Postcard

Credited artwork:

Last Name, First Name. Title or description of artwork, copyright holder, copyright date.

Anderson Design Group. Yellowstone National Park: Grand Prismatic Springs, Anderson Design Group, Inc., 2017.

Reproduction of artwork:

Last Name, First Name. Title. Original date of composition. Publisher of postcard, Publication year. Postcard.

Van Gogh, Vincent. The Olive Trees. 1889. Museum of Modern Art, 2001. Postcard.

Anonymous artwork:

Title or description of artwork. Publisher of postcard, Publication year. Postcard.

Fragmentary colossal head of a youth. 2nd century BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2016. Postcard.

Museum Exhibit

Exhibition’s name. Opening and closing dates, museum, city.

Unbound: Narrative Art of the Plains. 12 Mar.-4 Dec. 2016, National Museum of the American Indian, New York.