Guide to APA and Chicago citation for LS 102 students: Chicago/Turabian resources
What are Chicago/Turabian styles?
What Are Chicago/Turabian Styles?
"Chicago style" originated at the University of Chicago Press and is used today by many historical journals and some social science journals.
"Turabian style" is closely related to the Chicago style, but it has some differences geared towards student publications.
Many people refer to the two citation styles collectively as "Chicago/Turabian style."
- The Chicago Manual of Style OnlineInfo about the Chicago citation style from the official Chicago Manual of Style website
- Turabian Style GuideInfo and resources about the Turabian citation style from the official University of Chicago site.
Chicago/Turabian style handouts
Chicago/Turabian Style Handouts
Here are handouts on Chicago and Turabian citation styles featuring multiple examples.
Videos to help using Chicago/Turabian style
How to Cite Using Chicago Style
Watch this short video (2 minutes, 23 seconds) for tips for how to create a reference list and in-text citations using Chicago style. This video focuses on the reference list & in-text citations.
How to Insert a Footnote/Endnote in Word
Watch this short video (4 minutes, 31 seconds) for tips on how to insert footnotes and endnotes in Word 2010. Chicago and Turabian styles have two versions: the more common "author-date" system and the "notes and bibliography" system that uses footnotes and endnotes.
Chicago and Turabian style help links
Chicago and Turabian Style Help Links
- The Purdue OWL: Chicago styleContains information on the Chicago Manual of Style method of document formatting and citation.
- The Purdue OWL: Chicago Style Sample PaperThis resource contains the Author Date sample paper for The Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.), using the more common author-date system.
- The Chicago Manual of Style: Quick GuideStudents, researchers, writers: for help citing sources, visit the Quick Guide to see clear examples of how to use Chicago-style citation. From the University of Chicago.
- Turabian Style GuideInfo and resources about the Turabian citation style from the official University of Chicago site.
Chicago/Turabian fill-in-the-blank web forms ("citation builders")
Chicago/Turabian Fill-in-the-Blank Citation Generators
Plug in the appropriate information and view your citation in Chicago or Turabian format. Successful use depends upon entering the proper information! Compare your results with a Chicago or Turabian style handout (such as the ones to the right).
- Citation Machine: Chicago styleCitation Machine helps students properly credit their sources and create bibliographies. You can choose a manual entry mode, with fill-in-the-blank forms for different types of sources, or enter a URL for auto-filled mode.
- Citation Machine: Turabian styleCitation Machine helps students properly credit their sources and create bibliographies. You can choose a manual entry mode, with fill-in-the-blank forms for different types of sources, or enter a URL for auto-filled mode.
Chicago/Turabian style books in the TCC library
The Chicago manual of style, 17th ed. by Call Number: Writing and Tutoring Center Z 253 U69 2017 WTCPublication Date: 2017Find this copy in the Writing and Tutoring Center
A writer's reference with 2016 MLA update by Call Number: Reference PE 1408 H 277 2016Publication Date: 2016
A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations by Call Number: Main Collection LB2369.T8Publication Date: 2013Main Collection
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