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Chicago Style Guidance

Chicago Manual of Style (CMS), 16th edition

CMS appears in two forms. Ask your instructor which form of CMS to use.

Notes/Bibliography (NB) style is most often used in literature, history, and arts.
Author/Date (AD) style is primarily used in science and social science.

Characteristics of Chicago Style

Footnotes or endnotes are coordinated with superscript numbers that appear in the body of the text.
A bibliography of all sources with full citations in alphabetical order formatted with a hanging indent appears at the end of the document. This is called a Bibliography in NB style and References in AD style.

The Chicago Manual of Style (either print or online) is the authoritative source on Chicago Style and the best place to look for information. For formats, guidelines and examples online, visit the Purdue OWL Chicago Formatting & Style Guide. Always check with your professor for any specific citation requirements.

Resources for Chicago Style

Purdue OWL Chicago Style and Formatting Guide
Chicago document format, in-text citation format, and reference list citation format from the Purdue writing center.
Chicago Style Citation Quick Guide
Examples of common source citations. From the Chicago Manual of Style official website.
Citing Archival Research in Chicago Style
Examples of how to cite different archival materials in Chicago style, from Dalhousie University.
Chicago Style: the Basics Video Tutorial
A quick tutorial on the basic elements of Chicago Style Citation, 16th ed. From the Purdue OWL.
The Writer's Handbook
Examples of Chicago/Turabian Style formatting of various materials.

Chicago Manual of Style

The Chicago Manual of Style (print) by University of Chicago Staff (Editor)
Call Number: Z 253 .U69 2010

Located in Fondren, Hamon, and Bridwell libraries.

The Chicago Manual of Style Online
The Chicago Manual of Style searchable e-book version. Also includes FAQ's, a Quick Guide for sample citations, and style sheets.

Turabian Style

Turabian Style is the student version of Chicago Style, for papers not intended for publication.

Turabian Citation Guide
Guide to Turabian Style from The Chicago Manual of Style website
Is Turabian style the same as Chicago style?

What's Ibid.?

Ibid. is the abbreviation for Ibidem (meaning "in the same place" in Latin), and was used in previous versions of Chicago Style to denote that two or more consecutive citations were from the same source. The Chicago Manual now recommends using shortened citations rather than Ibid.