The Learn & Work Ecosystem Library offers citation recommendations on many of its pages (e.g., initiatives, organizations, topics, and key components). The +Citation button can be found at the top right of the page.
When you click on +Citation, pick the citation format you would like to use. We always recommend that you double-check the formatting of an automatically generated citation.
The citation format is dictated by your discipline or program’s preferred style guide. The most common styles are APA, MLA, and Chicago/Turabian (See the Purdue Online Writing Lab for digital guides). Citations use a hanging indent. A hanging indent is used to indent all lines of a paragraph except the first. Hanging indents are used in reference lists in APA, MLA, and Chicago style to visually separate reference entries and allow the reader to easily distinguish between sources.
The Library is considered an electronic resource, Unless a specific author is listed, the Library as an organization should be treated as the author in the citation. Because the Library’s content is frequently updated, it is recommended to include in the citation the date you accessed an entry.
Example citations for the Library’s Topic entry on Alternative Credentials:
APA
Learn & Work Ecosystem Library. (2024, March 31). Topic: Alternative Credentials. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://learnworkecosystemlibrary.com/topics/alternative-credentials/
MLA
“Topic – Alternative Credentials.” Learn & Work Ecosystem Library, 31 March 2024, learnworkecosystemlibrary.com/topics/alternative-credentials/. Accessed 7 May 2024.
Chicago (Chicago only requires the accessed date in a citation if no publication date is listed for the source. While many of the Library’s entries include a ‘last updated’ timestamp, some do not and for these you should include your accessed date.)
“Topic – Alternative Credentials,” Learn & Work Ecosystem Library. 31 March, 2024, https://learnworkecosystemlibrary.com/topics/alternative-credentials/.
“Topic – Alternative Credentials.” Learn & Work Ecosystem Library. March 31, 2024. https://learnworkecosystemlibrary.com/topics/alternative-credentials/.
Any questions about citations should be relayed to the Librarian.
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