The Archive, its texts, videos, audio recordings, and its images are protected under the copyright laws of the United States and the Universal Copyright Convention.
The following guide for citing the Archive is to assist users in their creative efforts.
MLA Style (based on the 7th edition of MLA Handbook). This edition no longer requires URLs as a component of the citation; therefore, URLs are not included in the MLA examples that are provided.
Citing the Website:
The Learning Tree Digital Archive, eds. Katherine Karlin and Cameron Leader PicconePicone, Kansas State University, 2014-2021. Web (insert date of access).
Citing a Photograph:
“Photo title” and ‘Date’. The Learning Tree Digital Archive, Kansas State University, 2014-2021 Web. (insert date of access).
Citing a Video Clip:
“title of clip” and “date” The Learning Tree Digital Archive, Kansas State University, 2014-2021 Web. (insert date of access). Movie.
Citing an Audio Recording:
“title of audio” and “date”. The Learning Tree Digital Archive, Kansas State University, 2014-2021MP3. [insert date of access). Audio.
Citing a Speech Transcript:
“insert title of transcript and name of transcriber” and “date” The Learning Tree Digital Archive, Kansas State University, 2014-2021Web. (insert date of access)
Chicago Style
eds. Karlin, Katherine and Leader Piccone, Cameron. The Learning Tree Digital Archive, Kansas State University, 2014-2021 https://thelearningtreearchives.org (accessed insert date).
Cite photographs only in parenthetical citations. (‘Title of Photograph and date” The Learning Tree Digital Archive)
“title of the video”. From The Learning Tree Digital Archive https://thelearningtreearchives.org (accessed “insert date”)
“title of audio” and “date”. Cather, The Learning Tree Digital Archive. MP3, https:// thelearningtreearchives.org (accessed “insert date”).
“Insert title” and “date” The Learning Tree Digital Archive https://thelearningtreearchives.org (accessed ”insert date”).
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