Collections as Data

Citing Special Collections

For any use of the materials, you must cite Williams Special Collections as the source of the original material with the credit line below that corresponds to the appropriate collection:

• Williams College Archives
• Chapin Library

Examples:

“Holley Papers Text Files,” Created May 2013, Holley Papers. Williams College Archives.
“Williams Record Images, 1968-1969,” Created June 11 2023. Williams Record. Williams College Archives.
“Field Family Papers Metadata.”Created June 20 2023. Chapin Library.

Citing Other Library Data

For collections, activity, and use data, please cite Williams Libraries as the source of the original data.

Example:

“Williams Bibliographic Holdings Metadata in Alma.” Created October 31 2023. Williams Libraries Catalog, Williams College Libraries.