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Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide


[PDF version Author-Date style - for the sciences] [PDF version Notes-Bibliography style - for the arts, history, literature]

This guide is based on the The Chicago Manual of Style 15th ed. rev. (University of Chicago Press, 2003). Examples are shown for both the Author-Date style of citation recommended for natural sciences and social sciences, as well as the Notes-Bibliography style used for fine arts, history, literature, etc. Reference List items are listed alphabetically at the end of the research paper. Items are referred to in the body of paper using the In-Text style. Numbers in brackets [ ] refer to the section of the Chicago Manual of Style which describe the specific citation style. Consult these pages for more information. For additional examples, please consult The Chicago Manual of Style available in the Reference collections in many Ohio State University Libraries. (Z253 U69 2003)
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Introduction

Author-Date Style - (Sciences)


[17.27] Bibliography: Kourik, Robert. 1998. The lavender garden: beautiful varieties to grow and gather. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. In-Text: (Kourik 1998)

Book - (one author)

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Author-Date Style - (Sciences) [17.27] Bibliography: Flinders, David J. and Geoffrey E. Mills, eds. 1993. Theory and concepts in qualitative research: perspectives from the field. New York: Teachers College Press. In-Text: (Flinders and Mills 1993)
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Book - (two to three authors)

Author-Date Style - (Sciences) [17.29] Bibliography: Kimble, John M., Rattan Lal, and Ronald F. Follett, eds. 2002. Agricultural practices and policies for carbon sequestration in soil. Boca Raton, Fla.: Lewis Publishers. In-Text (Kimble, et al. 2002)
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Book - (more than three authors)

Author-Date Style - (Sciences) [17.47] Bibliography: Ohio State University. Natural Resources Institute. 1959. A directory of Ohio facilities and services for resource conservation. Columbus: Natural Resources Institute. In-Text: (Ohio State 1959)
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Book - (corporate or organization author)

Author-Date Style - (Sciences) [17.156] [17.168] Bibliography: Terborgh, J. 1974. Perservation of natural diversity: The problem of extinction-prone species. BioScience 24:715-22. In-Text: (Terborgh 1974, 720) or (Terborgh 1974)
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Journal Article - (one author)

Author-Date Style - (Sciences) [17.168] Bibliography: Bolzan, J.F. and K.C. Jezek. 2000. Accumulation rate changes in central Greenland from passive microwave data. Polar Geography 27(4): 277-319. In-Text: (Bolzan and Jezek 2000, 280) or (Bolzan and Jezek 2000)
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Journal Article - (two authors)

Author-Date Style - (Sciences) [17.188] Bibliography: [Do not include in Bibliography. Citation is made in running text style as shown in the In Text examples below.] In-Text: "In an article on rampage killers (New York Times, April 10, 2000), Laurie Goodstein and William Glaberson describe..."
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Newspaper Article

Author-Date Style - (Sciences) [17.188] Bibliography: [Do not include in Bibliography. Citation is made in running text style as shown in the In Text examples below.] In-Text: "In his article on Nebo in the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Morris Jastrow noted that..."
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Encyclopedia Article

Author-Date Style - (Sciences) [17.12] [17.359] Bibliography: Thomas, Trevor M. 1956. Wales: Land of Mines and Quarries. Geographical Review 46, no. 1: 59-81. http://www.jstor.org/ (accessed June 30, 2005). In-Text: (Thomas 1956)
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Electronic Journal or Newspaper Article

Author-Date Style - (Sciences) [17.143] Bibliography: Rollin, Bernard E. 1998. The Unheeded Cry: Animal Consciousness, Animal Pain, and Science. Ames, Iowa. The Iowa State University Press. http://www.netlibrary.com (accessed June 30, 2005). In-Text: (Rollin 1998)
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Electronic Book

Author-Date Style - (Sciences) [17.356] Bibliography: Roach, John. 2005. Journal Ranks Top 25 Unanswered Science Questions. http://news.nationalgeographic.com (accessed July 7, 2005). In-Text: (National Geographic 2005)
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Web Site

Author-Date Style - (Sciences)

Other Electronic or Internet Citations

To view other electronic or Internet citations, see: The OSU Libraries' net.TUTOR Quick Guide: Citing Net Sources http://liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/les7/guide.html
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Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History)


Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History) [17.26] Bibliography: Yow, Valerie Raliegh. Recording oral history: a guide for the humanities and social sciences. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2005. Footnote: Valerie Raliegh Yow. Recording oral history: a guide for the humanities and social sciences (Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2005).

Book - (one author)

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[17.27] Bibliography: Adams, Don, and Arlene Goldbard. Creative community: the art of cultural development. New York, NY: Rockefeller Foundation, Creativity & Culture Division, 2001. Footnote: Don Adams and Arlene Goldbard. Creative community: the art of cultural development (New York, NY: Rockefeller Foundation, Creativity & Culture Division, 2001).
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Book - (two to three authors)

Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History) [17.47] Bibliography: Oberlin College. Conservatory of Music. Library. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Best Collection of Autographs, in the Mary M. Vial Music Library of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College Library, 1967. In-Text: Oberlin College. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Best Collection of Autographs, in the Mary M. Vial Music Library of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College Library, 1967).
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Corporate Author

Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History) [17.156] [17.168] Bibliography: Banks, William. "A Secret Meeting in Boise." Midwestern Political Review 6 (1958): 26-31. Footnote: William Banks. "A Secret Meeting in Boise" Midwestern Political Review 6 (1958): 29.
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Journal Article (one author)

Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History) [17.156] [17.168] Bibliography: Brown, Cecelia M., and Lina Ortega. "Information-seeking Behavior of Physical Science Librarians: Does Research Inform Practice?" College & Research Libraries 66 (2005): 231-247. Footnote: Cecelia M. Brown and Lina Ortega. Information-seeking Behavior of Physical Science Librarians: Does Research Inform Practice? College & Research Libraries 66 (2005): 233.

Journal Article (two authors)

Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History) [17.188] Bibliography: [Do not include in Bibliography. Citation is made in running text style as shown in the Footnote example below.] Footnote "In an article on rampage killers (New York Times, April 10, 2000), Laurie Goodstein and William Glaberson describe..."
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Newspaper Article

Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History) [17.188] Bibliography: [Do not include in Bibliography. Citation is made in running text style as shown in the In Text examples below.] Footnote: "In his article on Nebo in the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Morris Jastrow noted that . . ."
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Encyclopedia Article

Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History) [17.12] [17.359] Bibliography: Carbado, Devon W. "Black Male Racial Victimhood." Callaloo 21, no. 2 (1998): 337-361. http://www.jstor.org/ (accessed July 8, 2005). Footnote: Devon W. Carbado. "Black Male Racial Victimhood," Callaloo 21, no. 2 (1998), http://www.jstor.org/ (accessed July 8, 2005).
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Electronic Journal or Newspaper Article

Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History) [17.143] Bibliography: Nydam, Ronald J. Adoptees Come of Age: Living Within Two Families. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999. http://www.netlibrary.com (accessed July 8, 2005). Footnote: Ronald J. Nydam. Adoptees Come of Age: Living Within Two Families (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999), http://www.netlibrary.com (accessed July 8, 2005).
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Electronic Book

Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History) [17.356] Bibliography: Ellison, Jim. "Assessing the accessibility of fifty United States government Web pages: Using Bobby to check on Uncle Sam." First Monday, volume 9, number 7 (July 2004). http://www.firstmonday.org (accessed June 16, 2005). Footnote: Jim Ellison. "Assessing the accessibility of fifty United States government Web pages: Using Bobby to check on Uncle Sam, (First Monday, 2004), http://www.firstmonday.org (accessed June 16, 2005). Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History)

Web Site

Other Electronic or Internet Citations

To view other electronic or Internet citations, see: The OSU Libraries' net.TUTOR Quick Guide: Citing Net Sources http://liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/les7/guide.html
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