Citations & FormattingTopic #9 of 10

Chicago Style Guide

Overview of Chicago Manual of Style (Notes and Bibliography system).

The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) is often used in history and some social sciences. It has two systems: "Notes and Bibliography" and "Author-Date".

Notes and Bibliography System

Common in history and humanities. Uses footnotes or endnotes.

Footnotes

  • Indicated by a superscript number in the text.¹
  • Citation appears at the bottom of the page.
  • Format:
    1. First Name Last Name, Title of Book (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page number.

Bibliography

  • List of all sources at the end.
  • Format: Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.

Author-Date System

Similar to APA, used in sciences.

  • In-Text: (Author Year, Page) -> (Smith 2010, 98)
  • Reference List: Author, Year. Title...