Citation Help

Use this guide to learn how to cite your sources correctly.

Need help with Turabian? Check out these citation guides!

Cite Your Sources - GPC Libraries:
 
Citing Books using Turabian (from Purdue OWL)
 
Citing Print Journals and Electronic Journals, Newspapers and Magazines using Turabian (from Purdue OWL)
 
Citing Web Sources and eBooks using Turabian (from Purdue OWL)
 
Turabian Quick Guide from Univ of Chicago Press
 
GSU Turabian Guide
 
EasyBib Quick Guide to Turabian
 
Murdoch University Library - Chicago Style Guide

In-Text Citations

Before writing your paper check with your instructor to determine if they either Endnotes or Footnotes.Also check to see their preference for the two different Chicago style types of reference styles: the Author-Date System and the Documentary-Note (or Humanities) Style.

Footnotes are located at the bottom, or "foot," of a page.

Endnotes are located the end of the paper or chapter.

Depending on the preference of your instructor, you may include, in the Notes section, a full citation or a shortened citation.

Full Citation - Author first name, last name, Title of Book (place: publisher), date, page range.

Shortened Citation -  Author last name, Abbreviated Book Titlepage range.

NOTE: Shortened citations can be used (1) in a work with no bibliography when referencing a source that has already been referenced in full in another citation or (2) in a work that requires a bibliography for all notes.

Format

The TOP line of the footnote/endnote is indented and subsequent lines are flush left (a hanging indent).

Examples

1. Jenny L. Presnell. The Information-Literate Historian: A Guide to Research for History Students (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007), 98. (Full Citation)

2. Presnell, The Information-Literature Historian, 105.  (Shortened Citation)

Creating Footnotes

Citation Examples

Here are some commonly used reference citation examples. If you cannot find an example that applies to your source, a librarian is available to help via chat, in-person, or the phone.

Book

Author last name, first name. Title of Book. Location:Publisher, Copyright date.

One Author

Note - Terence R. Mitchell, People in Organizations: An Introduction to Organizational Behavior (New York: McGraw Hill, 1987), 23-25. 

Bibliography - Mitchell, Terence R. People in Organizations: An Introduction to Organizational Behavior. New York: McGraw-ill, 1987.

Multiple Authors

Note - Daniel D. Wheeler, and Irving L. Janis, A Practical Guide for Making Decisions (New York: The Free Press, 1980), 81.

Bibliography - Wheeler, Daniel D. and Irving L. Janis. A Practical Guide for Making Decisions. New York: The Free Press, 1980.

Edited Book

Note - Ori Z. Soltes, ed., Georgia: Art and Civilization through the Ages (London: Philip Wilson, 1999), 280.

Bibliography - Soltes, Ori Z., ed. Georgia: Art and Civilization through the Ages. London: Philip Wilson, 1999.

Book Chapter (Textbook or Anthology)

Note - 1. Maureen W. Lovett, Roderick W. Barron and Nancy J. Benson. "Effective Remediation of Word Identification and Decoding Difficulties in School-Age Children with Reading Disabilities," chap. 17 in Handbook of Learning Disabilities, eds. H. Lee Swanson, Karen R. Harris and Steve Graham. (New York, NY: The Guilford Press, 2003), 273.

Bibliography - Lovett, Maureen W., Roderick W. Barron and Nancy J. Benson. "Effective Remediation of    Word Identification and Decoding Difficulties in School-Age Children with Reading    Disabilities." chap. 11 in Handbook of Learning Disabilities, edited by H. Lee Swanson,    Karen R. Harris and Steve Graham, 273-292. New York, NY: The Guilford Press, 2003.

Electronic Articles

Journal

Note - Author(s), "Article Title," Journal Title volume, issue (Date): Page number(s), DOI or URL

Bibliography -  Last name, First name. "Article Title." Journal Title volume, issue (Date): page number(s). (Date accessed.) DOI or URL.

Note - Emily Chao, "Dangerous Work: Women in Traffic," Modern China 28 no. 4 (October 2002): 73, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3181348 (accessed June 14, 2008).

Bibliography - Chao, Emily. "Dangerous Work: Women in Traffic." Modern China 28 no. 4 (October 2002): 71-107. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3181348 (accessed June 14, 2008).

Newspaper/Magazine

Note - Author(s), "Article Title," Newspaper or Magazine Title, date, URL or DOI or Access database

Bibliography - Author last name, first name. "Article Title." Newspaper or Magazine Title, date. (Access date.) URL or DOI or Access database

Note - James Hibberd, "Leaving Reality Behind," Time, November 7, 2009, Access MasterFile.

Bibliography - Hibberd, James. "Leaving Reality Behind." Time, November 7, 2009. Access April 4, 2016. Access MasterFile

Web

Note - Author/Creator, "Webpage Title," Website Title or Owner, URL, (access date.)

Bibliography - Author/Creator (inverted). "Title of Webpage." Website Title or Owner. Access date. URL.

Note - Cade Metz, "Here's How Google Makes Sure It (Almot) Never Goes Down," Wired, http://www.wired.com/2016/04/google-ensures-services-almost-never-go/, (April 13, 2016)

Bibliography - Metz, Cade. "Here's How Google Makes Sure It (Almot) Never Goes Down." Wired. Accessed April 13, 2016. http://www.wired.com/2016/04/google-ensures-services-almost-never-go/