Chicago style
This section describes the referencing style of the Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition).
If you are new to referencing, see introduction to referencing.
The Chicago Manual of Style sets out two referencing systems: notes and a bibliography, and an author-date system similar to APA.
Check your assignment instructions regarding whether you should use footnotes and a bibliography or the author-date system.
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In this section
Notes and bibliography system
- About Chicago Style notes and a bibliography system
- Books
- Journals
- Online material
- Other material
- Notes referencing elements
- Quoting and paraphrasing
Author-date system
Related sections
- Quoting and paraphrasing
- Researching
- Referencing styles
- Why reference?
- Referencing software
- Academic writing
References and further reading
Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2017. [Massey Library link] [E-book link]
Chicago Manual of Style Online. http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
Disclaimer
These pages are provided as a guide to proper referencing. Your course, department, school, or institute may prescribe specific conventions, and their recommendations supersede these instructions. If you have questions not covered here, check in the style guide listed above, ask your course coordinator, or ask at Academic Q+A.