User Manual & Citation Guide

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User Manual

As a user of the wiki you will find browsing and searching to be quite easy. The Search Box is the best way to find specific information, as it returns any page with the key words matching those searched.

If you would like to print an entry, you can export it as a pdf file and print at your convenience.

Citations to History at a Glance Guide

The History at a Glance wiki is meant to be an authoritative source that can be relied on for accurate information and cited academically.

Provided below are examples of how to cite the wiki using three of the more popular citation styles. 

APA Bibliographic Citation Format

Format: Title of entry. (Date/Year). Retrieved Month Day, Year, from the UNB History at a Glance Wiki: URL

Example:
Aitken house. (n.d.). Retrieved July 15, 2014, from the UNB History at a Glance Wiki: http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Aitken_House


MLA Bibliographic Citation Format

Format: "Title of Entry." Title of Website/Project. Publisher, Institution, Location, Date. Medium. Date Accessed. <URL>

Example:
"Aitken House." History at a Glance. UNB Archives & Special Collections, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, n.d. Web. 16 July 2014.


Chicago Citation Formats

Footnote

Format: "Title of Entry," Project Name (wiki), Date Accessed, Year Accessed, URL.

Example:
"Aitken House," History at a Glance (wiki), UNB Archives & Special Collections, 16 July, 2014, http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Aitken_House.

Bibliography

Format: "Title of Entry." Project Name (wiki). Date Accessed, Year Accessed. URL.

Example:
"Aitken House." History at a Glance (wiki). UNB Archives & Special Collections. 16 July, 2014. http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Aitken_House.

Citations in History at a Glance 

Personal communication

Format: Interviewee (personal communication, Month, day, year)

Example:
D. Bell (personal communication, November 5, 2014)



UA Cases

Source(s):

  • UA Case 123; Section 3; Box 1; Aitken University Centre.
  • UA Case 106; Section 4; Alfred G. Bailey, Origins of the Study of History in the University of New Brunswick.
  • UA Case 99; Sections 1, 4, 5.

UNB Calendars

Source(s):

  • UNB Calendars (UA RG 86) 1865, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1919, 1923, 1929, 1930, 1941, 1944-45, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1983-84, 1986-87, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13.
  • UNB Calendars (UA RG 86), 1923- 1924, 1958- 1959, 1959- 1960, 1969- 1970.

Websites

Sources(s):

A link shoudl be provided to websites used to create an entry, using the icon the indicate the link is external to the wiki. A printout should be made of the portion of the site used for the entry to be included as appropriate in a UA Case, or wherever else Archives & Special Collections staff believe it is important to keep a copy.


Manuscript Sources - Literary (MG L), Historical (MG H) and University (UA RG) 

Source(s):

  • MG H 156; Cases 10, 111, 127.
  • UA RG 38; University Correspondence (1920-1965); item 323.
  • MG H 156; File Case 144 (b); File 8 (a); 89826, 89843.


Examples:

Source(s):

  • UA Case 123; Section 3; Box 1; Bailey Hall.
  • The Brunswickan 108(7): 19 October 1973, pg. 4.
  • Plaque Inscription: University of New Brunswick Public Relations Department Photograph Collection; Series 2; Sub-series 3; File 721; Item 13.
  • UNB Scrapbook (UA RG 100), October - December 1973.

Source(s):

  • G. Storr (personal communication, December 11, 2014)
  • UA RG 166
  • UA Case 112; File 1
  • UNB Calendars (UA RG 86), 1960- 1961. 8
  • Gibson, Cheryl H., and Kathryn E. Lewis. Reflections II: Faculty of Nursing UNB 1983-2008. Fredericton: Imaging Services, 2008. 


Sources consulted:






--MarkMcCumber 22 August 2014 (ADT)