Chicago Manual of Style Resources
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition by
This seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style has been prepared with an eye toward how we find, create, and cite information that readers are as likely to access from their pockets as from a bookshelf.
ISBN: 9780226287058Publication Date: 2017-09-05
The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition by ISBN: 9780226817972Publication Date: 2024-09-19Access online
For this class, use either footnotes or the author-date in text citations.
Note: Endnotes are not allowed.
Note: Endnotes are not allowed.
- Notes and Bibliography: Sample Citations
Inserting footnotes: Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365 Support) and Google Docs (Google Support)
- Author-Date: Sample Citations
Citing ChatGPT
Note: You are still responsible for your citations even when using a citation manager.
Always verify your citations with Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide selecting Notes-Bibliography or Author-Date from the menu options.
Always verify your citations with Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide selecting Notes-Bibliography or Author-Date from the menu options.
Citation Managers allows you to easily gather, organize, store, and share sources and to instantly generate citations and bibliographies.
- Zotero"Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research."
- See also - How to Download and Use Zotero
Tips for Using Zotero
- Always check your citations.
- With integrating into Word or Google Docs, make sure to click on Refresh to insure that the citations and reference list is up to date.
Note: Zotero does not work on Microsoft Online (only the desktop applications.) - Before sharing your document, create a copy and Unlink Citations on the copy sending to others to avoid any compatibility issues.
** It is important to keep a copy that is linked to Zotero in case you need to make any edits.**
Note: You are still responsible for your citations even when using a citation generator.
Always verify your citations with Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide selecting Notes-Bibliography or Author-Date from the menu options.
Always verify your citations with Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide selecting Notes-Bibliography or Author-Date from the menu options.
- Many databases will provide citations with the sources.
- Ebsco databases such as Academic Search Premier: Use the Cite option from the Tools option on the detailed record.
- Google Scholar: Use the Cite option under the source information.
- Zoterobib (for Chicago citations)After searching for your source or manually entering the information, select the correct CMOS from the citation options:
Notes-Bibliography: Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (full note) for the full note citation and Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (note) for subsequent in-text citations.
Author-Date: Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date)- Click on the source to update information.
- Click on the quotation mark icon to the right of your source for the in-text citation
- Copy individual citations or the complete list.
