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Introduction

    Chicago Style:

The Chicago Manual of Style, first published in 1906 under the name of A Manual of Style, has been revised and updated throughout the century. The most recent edition--the 15th edition--was published in 2003. Goleman Library carries this hot-out-of-the-press edition (Reference Z253 .U69 2003). 

The Chicago Manual of Style is the lengthiest of all the manuals of writing styles published in the United States (There are 956 pages in the 15th edition!). It is known for its detailed instructions on notes, parenthetical references, and discipline-specific documentations. It is mainly used by publishers, designers, editors, as well scholars and researchers of the following disciplines:

    Turabian Style:

Recognizing the need of simplifying the Chicago manual for college students, Kate Turabian, then the dissertations secretary at the University of Chicago, developed a cheaper and simplified version of the Chicago style in mid-1930s. Her manual, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, became so popular among college students that it was, thereafter, called the Turabian Style. After her death in 1987, editors from the University of Chicago Press revised her manual, which was published in 1996. It is available at Goleman Library [Ready Reference and Main Book Collection: LB2369. T8 1996].

For more examples on Notes, Works Cited, and firsted and subsequent references, please go to http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html from The Writing Center of University of Wisconsin at Madison.

The following citation guide is based on Turabian's manual because of its simplicity and targeted  readers--college students.
General Guidelines for Works Cited or References
N=Notes, arranged in numerical order at the end of the page as footnotes or at the end of your research paper as endnotes. B=Bibliography, which lists all the sources used by the author in writing the book or paper at the end of your research paper. PR=Parenthetical Reference, used in the body of your paper. It referes the reader to your RL for more information. RL=Reference List, referring to the "Works Cited" or "References" list at the end of your research paper.

Article in an Internet-Only Journal:

N:            1Rick Vetter, "Kissing bugs and the skin," Dermatology Online Journal 7 (2001): 6 [journal online]; available from

          http://dematology.cdlib.org/DOJvol7num1/centerfold/triatoma/vetter.html (7 November 2001).

B:      Vetter, Rick. "Kissing bugs and the skin." Dermatology Online Journal 7 (2001): 6

                    [journal online]; available from

                    http://dematology.cdlib.org/DOJvol7num1/centerfold/triatoma/vetter.html

                    (7 November 2001).

PR:    (Vetter 2001, 6)

RL:    Vetter, Rick. Kissing bugs and the skin. Dermatology Online Journal 7 (2001): 6.

                    Journal online. Available from

                    http://dematology.cdlib.org/DOJvol7num1/centerfold/triatoma/vetter.html

                              (7 November 2001).

Journal Articles from Subscription Online Databases:

          RL:    Ala'Aldeen, Dlawer. Risk of deliberately induced anthrax outbreak. The Lancet

Magazine Articles from Subscription Online Databases:

Turabian style cites magazine articles differently from journal articles. Magazine articles are usually short and informational. They are not research-oriented, and there are usually no bibliography or references or works cited at the end of magazine articles. When citing an online magazine article available from one of the databases subscribed by a library, you are advised to cite the author's name (if given), publication year, article title, magazine title, date and the month in which it was published, page number (or the beginning page number with a plus sign), type of electronic source, name of the database, URL of the database home page, and date of access.
         B:       Leslie, Connie. "One class fits all." Newsweek, 9 December 1996, 71 [database online];

                            available from Expanded Academic ASAP,

                            http://web3.infotrac.galegroup.com (7 November 2001).

Electronic Books

When citing an electronic book, you are advised to cite the author's name (if given), publication year, title of the book, publication place, publisher, URL or Web address, and date of access.
N:               4Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (Medford, MA: The Republic of Pemberkey,

           1996)  [book online]; available from the Web,

            http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html (7 November 2001).

B:     Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Medford, MA: The Republic of Pemberkey, 1996.

                    Book online. Available from the Web,

                    http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html (7 November 2001).

PR:     (Austen 1996)

RL:    Austen,  Jane. 1996. Pride and prejudice. Medford, MA: The Republic of Pemberkey.

                    Book online. Available from the Web,

                    http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html (7 November 2001).

Online Newspaper/Newswire Articles
Personal Communications
(E-mail or messages from nonarchived discussion groups or electronic bulletin boards)

Instruction: Provide the author's name, title or subject of the e-mail, and date of the e-mail.

N:            7Jun Wang, "Electronic citations," [personal e-mail] 7 November 2002.

B:       Wang, Jun. "Electronic citations." Personal e-mail (7 November 2002).

PR:    (Wang 2002)

RL:    Wang, Jun. Electronic citations. Personal e-mail (7 November 2002).

More on Turabian Style:
    Chicago/Turabian Documentation (The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
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Updated: 10 September 2007