Chicago Manual of Style

Reference list compiled by Linda Summers--March 11, 2006

 

NSU-BA Print Resources

Reference

The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2003.—Reference# Z253 .U69 2003

“Now in its fifteenth edition, The Chicago Manual of Style -- the essential reference for authors, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers in any field--is more comprehensive and easier to use than ever before.”—from the publisher.

Form and Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses. Slade, Carole. 12th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2003. Reference# LB2369.C3 2003

Carole Slade, member of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, has compiled a multi-curricula style manual that is an excellent source for undergraduate research. Form and Style contains documentation style on Chicago, MLA, APA, and CGOS.

Form and Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses. Slade, Carole. 11th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2000. Reference# LB2369.C3 2000

Carole Slade, member of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, has compiled a multi-curricula style manual that is an excellent source for undergraduate research. Form and Style contains documentation style on Chicago, MLA, APA, and CGOS.

Circulation

The Chicago Manual of Style. 14th ed. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1993.—Reference# Z253 .U69 1993

“Here is the thoroughly revised and updated edition of the one essential reference for all who work with words - writers, editors, proof-readers, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers. Almost 200 pages longer than its predecessor, this edition reflects nearly every significant change in style, usage, procedure, and technology. It is easier to use, richer in illustrative examples, and informed everywhere by the presence of computers in publishing, from manuscript preparation to editing, typesetting, indexing, design, and printing”—from the publisher.

The Chicago Manual of Style: for authors, editors, and copywriters. 13th ed. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1982.—Reference# Z253 .U69 1982

An essential guidebook for bookmaking, style, and production and printing.

Form and Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses. Slade, Carole. 9th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1994. Reference# LB2369.C3 1994

Carole Slade, member of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, has compiled a multi-curricula style manual that is an excellent source for undergraduate research. Form and Style contains documentation style on Chicago, MLA, APA, and CGOS.

 

Online Resources:

 Chicago Manual of Style--<http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/about.html >

The official website of the Manual, this site includes: a “tools” link that gives a brief introduction to the mechanics of the style, as well as several helpful examples of in-text and bibliography citations; a “Q&A” link that is connected to a list of frequently asked questions about the style; and a “U of C Press” link for ordering official copies of the Manual.

University guidelines on Chicago Format:

Bucknell University--<http://www.isr.bucknell.edu/img/assets/6535/chicago.pdf#search='chicago%20manual%20of%20style'>

Bucknell’s sixteen-page pdf document explains many aspects of Chicago style (e.g. academic disciplines that use the style, basic formatting) and includes an extensive list of examples for in-text and bibliographic referencing for electronic and print sources.

California State University, Los Angeles Library--<http://www.calstatela.edu/library/guides/3chicago.pdf>

Cal State Library’s pdf document provides explanations and examples on how to create both footnote/endnote and bibliography citations in the format of the Chicago Manual of Style.

Colorado State University--<http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/sources/chicago/>

Colorado State University’s excellent site explicates the difference between the two formats of the Chicago style (i.e. humanities style and author-date) and provides an extensive list of citation examples.

Long Island University Library--<http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citchi.htm>

LIU Library’s site gives a brief overview of how to format a reference list, as well as providing several color-coded examples of actual citations.

Ohio State University Library--<http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/chicagogd.html>

OSU Library’s informative website provides a brief introduction to Chicago Style, then provides an extensive list of bibliography and in-text examples.

University of California, Berkeley Library--<http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Chicago-

Turabianstyle.pdf>

Berkeley Library six-page pdf document gives examples of both of Chicago’s citation systems—i.e. notes and bibliography, in-text author-date citations and reference list—in a highly readable parallel format.

University of Georgia Library--<http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/chicago.html>

UGA Library’s site gives a brief overview of the style and offers side-by-side examples of footnote and corresponding bibliographic forms for both electronic and print sources.

University of South Florida--<http://www.lib.usf.edu/ref/chicago.html>

USF’s site provides samples of the Chicago style that is based on the humanities format (i.e. literature, history, and the arts).

University of Washington--<http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/chicago.html>

This site provides a brief-but-useful list of examples of bibliography and footnote citations in a side-by-side format.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center--<http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html>

UW-Madison’s writing center offers not only an extensive list of examples for in-text and bibliographic citations, but also gives valuable information on how to properly format a Chicago Style paper.

Ursinus College--<http://myrin.ursinus.edu/help/resrch_guides/cit_style_chicago.htm>

Ursinus’s Myrin Virtual Library contains a brief overview of the Chicago Style as well as several examples of note and bibliography citations.

Westchester Community College--<http://www.pace.edu/library/instruct/guides/CMS.htm>

This site provides examples of bibliographic citations of electronic sources.

Western Washington University Library--<http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/chicago.html>

This site provides several examples of note and bibliography citations based on the Chicago Manual’s humanities style.

Back to Style Manuals

For further assistance, contact a Reference Librarian at (918) 449-6452, by email or in person at the NSU-BA Library's Reference Desk.

Northeastern State University-Broken Arrow Library, 3100 E. New Orleans, Broken Arrow, OK 74014