Chicago/Turabian Style Citation
Chicago/Turabian Style (citation)
Chicago/Turabian style is used most commonly in Business, Education, and History. It is also used in much of book publishing and often in the humanities.
This guide's resources provide guidelines and examples.
Chicago/Turabian Style Guides
In-Depth Guides
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed. (online) by ISBN: 9780226287058Publication Date: 2017The official Chicago style guide. This is the best place to go for comprehensive information and examples.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Eighth Edition by ISBN: 9780226816388Publication Date: 2013-03-28Kate L. Turabian guidelines on how to write, cite, and formally submit research writing. Structured into three parts: the steps in the research and writing process, citation practices, and editorial style.
Chicago Manual vs. Manual for Writers: Which One?
These two texts are very similar but have slightly different purposes. A Manual for Writers is designed to assist students with all aspects of writing. The Chicago Manual of Style provides the same information, as well as content on publishing. The most recent version of The Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.) has some changes not reflected in A Manual for Writers, 8th ed.
Ask your professor if they recommend using one resource over the other.
Quick Guides
- Turabian Quick GuideAccess the Turabian Quickguide for examples
- Purdue OWL Chicago Style Guide, 17th ed.Excellent citation guide by the Online Writing Lab at Purdue.
- Bibme.org - ChicagoCitation generator: Search for a web-based resource or enter a source's bibliographic information in order to help you format a citation.
Chicago Style Paper Example
- Chicago Style Notes Bibliography sample paper (Purdue OWL)Owl also provides this invaluable Sample Paper to give you a clear understanding of various points detailed in the manual.
Citation Management Tools
Citation management software can make citation easier. These programs let you save your citations in one place, format them according to your chosen style, and integrate in-text citations and bibliographies into your writing.
- Refworks This link opens in a new windowBibliography management tool for research. Registration required.
- MendeleyFree reference manager application and academic social network.
- ZoteroFree bibliography management software application.
- EndNoteInstructions for downloading Rowan-licensed version of EndNote to your Mac or PC. You will need admin access to your computer to download it.
- EndNote BasicSign up to use the free online version of EndNote, a tool for saving and managing citations. Can be used on any computer. This guide from Rowan Libraries explains.