LSU Libraries Special Collections requires that materials be accompanied with a proper citation and/or credit line in the applicable format below. Our recommended citation style is also listed in each library catalog record and in collection inventories (finding aids). For manuscript collections: Name of the Manuscript Collection, Mss# [manuscript number], Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections must be spelled out the first time a collection is cited. Thereafter, the abbreviation LLMVC may be used. For University Archives: Name of originating office followed by "Records", RG# [record group number], Louisiana State University Archives, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, LA. Louisiana State University Archives must be spelled out the first time a record group is cited. Thereafter the abbreviation LSUA may be used.
Answered by: Kelly Larson
The short answer--be consistent and make sure to include the name of the interviewee, the date of the interview, the collection number, the tape number, and the name of the repository, which is the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Here are samples and your citation may depend on various style guides.
- [Last Name, First Name], interview by [interviewer first name and last name], audio recording, [date], [4700.####]. Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- [First name last name] Oral History Interview, MSS 4700.####, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Answered by: Jennifer Cramer
The Williams Center chooses interviewees whose recollections best fit within one of our projects. If you know someone whose life experience fits within within one of our projects, let us know about that person and why you think their stories would contribute to our oral history collection. To nominate someone for an interview, complete and return our bio data form. However, due to limited resources, a better alternative may be to interview the person yourself. We can provide guidance and training in oral history techniques so that you can interview people whose stories and memories deserve preservation. To learn more about our trainings, please visit Create an Oral History (https://lib.lsu.edu/oralhistory)
Answered by: Jennifer Cramer
The Williams Center chooses interviewees whose recollections best fit within one of our projects. If you know someone whose life experience fits within one of our projects, let us know about that person and why you think their stories would contribute to our oral history collection. To nominate someone for an interview, complete and return our bio data form. However, due to limited resources, a better alternative may be to interview the person yourself. We can provide guidance and training in oral history techniques so that you can interview people whose stories and memories deserve preservation. To learn more about our training, please visit Create an Oral History (https://lib.lsu.edu/oralhistory)
Answered by: Jennifer Cramer
Visit census.gov (http://census.gov/) to browse quality information current and historical facts and figures about Americas people, places, and economy. An additional tool offered by the U.S. Census Bureau, the data.census.gov (https://data.census.gov/) is a platform designed to help users access demographic and economic data digitally. The Census Academy (https://www.census.gov/data/academy.html) has many short tutorials for searching this website. For more information, consult the Census Bureau's FAQ (https://ask.census.gov/) , or schedule an appointment with an LSU Libraries Librarian here (https://lsu.libcal.com/appointments/caple) . The census on microfilm LSU owns is limited. The only states in this collection include: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (and scattered census material for West Virginia). Information on other states may be located at the National Archives (http://www.archives.gov/research/start/index.html) in Washington D.C., the regional branches (http://www.archives.gov/locations/index.html) of the National Archives, as well as the Bluebonnet Regional Branch of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library (https://www.ebrpl.com/) . The collection of census material at LSU Libraries includes population schedules, agricultural census data, lists of manufactures, slave schedules, passenger lists for the port of New Orleans covering 1853-1899, social statistics, and scattered information concerning Defective, Dependent and Delinquent Classes. Other material that may be helpful for researching archives for genealogy information include Records of the Diocese of Louisiana and the "Floridas", New Orleans City Directories for years 1805-1945, New Orleans Christian Advocate concerning Marriage and Death Notices, Military Academy Letters, and Indian Affairs, just to name a few. If you would like to access any of these materials, contact libgovdocs@lsu.edu .
Answered by: Kendall Caple
Generally, we recommend doing a search on the library's homepage using the Discovery search box when just starting out with your research or class assignment. It searches across many of our databases and the library catalog. Here is a video tutorial (https://guides.lib.lsu.edu/c.php?g=1184345&p=8662507) on how to search Discovery for scholarly resources. Finally, if you prefer to meet with a research librarian who can give you a much deeper dive into searching and using our resources, you can set up an appointment with one. Here (https://www.lib.lsu.edu/about/staff/specialists) is a list of our research librarians organized by their subject areas. We especially recommend that faculty and graduate students contact their subject specialists when working on major research projects. For basic research tips, see this research guide (https://guides.lib.lsu.edu/ENG1001) .
Answered by: Electronic Resources
