Citation Basics : Turabian/Chicago
Below are examples of bibliography and reference list entries for the most commonly cited kinds of resources using the Chicago/Turabian notes-bibliography style and author-date style. You also need to cite your sources in the body of your paper--with footnotes or endnotes for the bibliography style or with in-text parenthetical references for the author-date style.
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| Resource type | Notes-Bibliography | Author-Date |
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Book, multiple authors |
Gaines, Larry K., and Roger LeRoy Miller. Criminal Justice in Action. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2003. See rule 17.1 on page 162. |
Gaines, Larry K., and Roger LeRoy Miller. 2003. Criminal justice in action. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. See rule 19.1.1 on page 230. |
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Reference book article |
Goode, Erich. "Drug Legalization." In Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, edited by David Levinson, Vol. 2, 559-65. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2002. See rule 17.1.8 on page 177-79. Also see rule 17.5.3 on page 191. |
Goode, Erich. 2002. Drug legalization. In Encyclopedia of crime and punishment, ed. David Levinson, Vol. 2, 559-65. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. See rule 19.1.9 on page 244-245. Also see rule 19.5.3 on page 257. |
Newspaper article, no byline/author |
Normally cite newspaper articles only in notes, not bibliography. Notes: 4. "A counselor's resounding cry, even from her hospital bed: Go directly to college," The New York Times, December 28, 2005. (Either headline or sentence style capitalization is acceptable for the article title, as long as it is consistent within the paper.) See rule 17.4 on page 187. |
A counselor's resounding cry, even from her hospital bed: Go directly to college. 2005. New York Times. December 28. Parenthetical reference in the text: (The New York Times 2005). See rule 19.4 on page 252 |
Magazine article |
Kalb, Claudia. "The Therapist as Scientist." Newsweek, March 27, 2006. See rule 17.3 on page 185 |
Kalb, Claudia. 2006. The therapist as scientist. Newsweek, March 27. See rule 19.3 on page 251. |
Journal article |
Fodor, Jerry. "How the Mind Works: What We Still Don't Know." Daedalus 135, no. 3 (Summer 2006): 86-94. See rule 17.2 on page 181 |
Fodor, Jerry. 2006. How the mind works: What we still don't know. Daedalus 135, no. 3 (Summer):86-94. See rule 19.2 on page 247-51. |
Journal article, retrieved from a database. |
Ishitani, Terry T. "Studying Attrition and Degree Completion Behavior among First-Generation College Students in the United States." The Journal of Higher Education 77, no. 5 (September/October 2006): 861-885. https://login.databases.wtamu.edu/
See rule 17.2.7 on page 185 |
Ishitani, Terry T. 2006. Studying attrition and degree completion behavior among first-generation college students in the United States. The Journal of Higher Education 77, no. 5 (September/October):861-885. https://login.databases.wtamu.edu/
See rule 19.2.8 on page 251 |
Website |
Bank, Justin, and Brooks Jackson. "Can You Prevent Global Warming?" FactCheck.org, http://www.factcheck.org/
See rule 17.7.1 on page 198. |
Bank, Justin, and Brooks Jackson. Can you prevent global warming? FactCheck.org, April 4, 2006. http://www.factcheck.org/
See rule 19.7.1 on page 263. |
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Government Document: Publications of Government Departments or Agencies |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 10th Special Report to the U.S. Congress on Alcohol and Health : Highlights from Current Research. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2000. See rule 17.9.4 on page 209. |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 2000. 10th Special Report to the U.S. Congress on Alcohol and Health : Highlights from Current Research. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. See rule 19.9.4 on page 274. |
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Government Hearing, etc. |
United States. Senate. Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments of the Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings on the "Equal Rights" Amendment. 91st Cong., 2nd sess., May 5- 7, 1970. See rule 17.9.2 on page 206. |
United States. Senate. Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments of the Committee on the Judiciary. 1970. Hearings on the "Equal Rights" Amendment. 91st Cong., 2nd sess. See rule 19.9.2 on page 273. |
Case law, legal documents |
Use The Bluebook: A Uniform Style of Citation,
See rule 17.9.7 on page 210. See Also: Texas Rules of Form, Print/
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Use: The bluebook: A uniform style of citation,
See rule 19.9.7 on page 276. See also: Texas rules of form,
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Basic format, book. |
Authors. Title of Book, Headline Style Capitalization. Place of publication: Name of publisher, year of publication. |
Authors. Year of Publication. Title of book, sentence style capitalization. Place of publication: Name of publisher. |
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Basic format, periodical (newspaper, magazine, or journal) |
Authors. "Title of Article, Headline Style Capitalization." Title of Publication, Headline Style Capitalization. volume number.issue number (date): inclusive page numbers. |
Authors. Year of Publication. Title of article, sentence style capitalization. Title of Journal, Headline Style Capitalization. volume number, no. issue number: inclusive page numbers. |
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Sources for Rules |
Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Revised by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colom, Joseph M. Williams, and University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff. 7th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. |
Turabian, Kate L. 2007. A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations. Revised by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colom, Joseph M. Williams, and University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff. 7th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. |
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Sample paper in the style |
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