Write and Cite “Chicago Style”: Helping Students and Patrons Understand The Chicago Manual of Style and Turabian

1. Write and Cite “Chicago Style”
Helping Students Understand
The Chicago Manual of Style and Turabian

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4. Established in 1906 and now in its 17th edition,
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• Citation styles
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36. Citation
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38. Citation
Quick
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39. Citation
Quick
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40. Chicago
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42. But Can I Start a
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57. Turabian’s A Manual for Writers
For Students
“Turabian . . . continues a tradition of
providing one of the best interpretations of
The Chicago Manual of Style for higher
education students and researchers in this
ninth edition.”
—American Reference Books Annual

58. • Finding a topic
• Finding sources
• Organizing research
• Making an argument
• Drafting a paper
• Revising
• Formatting
For Students
Turabian’s A Manual for Writers

59. With apologies to Johanna Pung, Evolution Logo, Wikimedia
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Turabian & CMOS
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60. A Turabian
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• Student resources
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guide
https://www. Turabian.org

61. Resources
for
Students

62. Turabian
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63. Resources
for
Students

64. (and more)
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Students

65. Citation
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Guide

66. Citation
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Guide

67. Citation
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68. Citation
Quick Guide
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