Chicago-style Citation A quick guide to citing for research papers Leigh Jackson Librarian | Leslie Frost Library [email protected]February 5 th 2015 ► Why cite? ► What is a citation? ► Key features o f Chicago ► How to build a citation ► Practice makes perfect ► Citing tools image: Flickr Creative Common
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►A reference that allows you to acknowledge the sources you use in an academic paper. It helps the reader locate those sources using the information provided.
►Citations are placed both in text and in an organized list at the end of you paper(unless you use a footnote or endnote system).
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What is a citation?
• Also called Turabian• Citations are based on the Chicago Manual of Style (online version).• Widely used in the Humanities.• Features notes (full / short notes )with essential information
about the work being cited.• Full information about sources appears in the bibliography.• The authoritative guide for Chicago-Style referencing is the
►First NoteCarolyn Abraham, The Juggler's Children: A Journey into Family, Legend and the Genes that Bind Us. (Toronto: Random House Canada, 2013), 45.
►Short NoteAbraham, The Juggler's Children, 22-23.
►BibliographyAbraham, Carolyn. The Juggler's Children: A Journey into Family,
Legend and the Genes that Bind Us. Toronto: Random House Canada, 2013. library.yorku.ca
• This section appears at the end of your work – and is called Bibliography, not “Works Cited” or “References”.• Entries appear in alphabetical order by surnames and
include the author’s full name.• Entries should be double spaced.• The first line of each entry is indented (called a hanging indent). Lines beyond the first of each entry must be indented a half inch.
Chicago-Style CitationPart 2: Bibliography
Abraham, Carolyn. The Juggler's Children: A Journey into Family, Legend and the Genes that Bind Us. Toronto: Random House Canada, 2013.
Remember - referencing must always be done according to your instructor’s requirements.
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Bibliography Example
Author(Surname, First name)
. Titleitalics
. Place of publication : Publisher , Year .
Abraham, Carolyn. The Juggler's Children: A Journey into Family, Legend and the Genes that Bind Us. Toronto: Random House Canada, 2013.
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Practice Makes PerfectIdentify the source types for the citations below:
Bazley, Martin, and Helen Graham. “Experiment, Share, Revise: Learning Through Oral History and Digital Storytelling.” Refections 40, no. 2 (Autumn 2012): 109-113.
Geist,Michael. “Stream On?:How Canadian Law Views Online Streaming Video ." Columns, Michael Giest-. January 20, 2015. http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2015/01/stream-canadian-law-views-online-streaming-video (accessed February 4, 2015).
Hayles, Katherine N. “How we Think: Transforming Power and Digital Technologies." In Understanding Digital Humanities, edited by David M. Barry, 118-42. New York: Pelgrave MacMillan, 2012.
Easy Bib►Allows you to create bibliographies with a range of citations styles
Zotero►Web-based citation manager►Generates bibliographies►Maintains a personal database of citations►Allows users to share information with other account holders
Citation style manuals and guides are available at the Library. You can also visit the Writing Centre for academic writing help advice.