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Chicago Manual of Style

Quick Guides

Chicago Manual of Style Quick Guide (Shippensburg University Library)
Examples of Chicago style citations, created by Shippensburg University librarians.
Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition Step-By-Step Guide (Shippensburg University)
Step-by-step instructions for creating Chicago style citations, created by Shippensburg University librarians.

Detailed Help

Chicago Manual of Style 17th Ed. (Purdue OWL)
Purdue University's guide for creating Chicago style citations.
Chicago Style 17th Edition (Shippensburg Library)
Shippensburg University's guide for creating Chicago style citations.
Humanities Style Chicago/Turabian (17th ed.) Citation Guide (Simon Fraser University)
Simon Fraser University's guide for creating Chicago style citations.

Manual / Chicago Manual of Style Website

The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed.
Call Number: Z253.U69 2017
ISBN: 9780226287058
Publication Date: 2017
Lehman Library owns 2 copies of the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. One may be found on the Style Manuals shelf on the first row and column of the last reference shelf (library main level, before the DVDs). The other one may be checked out from the circulation desk's reserves for up to 3 hours.

Sample Papers

CMS Author Date Sample Paper (Purdue OWL)
Sample paper in author-date (Chicago) style, from Purdue University.
CMS Notes and Bibliography (NB) Sample Paper (Purdue OWL)
Sample notes and bibliography in Chicago style, from Purdue University.

Citing Primary Sources in Chicago Style

If you have any trouble constructing your primary source citation, please try the helpful resource listed below or contact Melanie Reed (mareed@ship.edu).

Citing Archival Sources by Purdue University: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/c.php?g=352889&p=2378064

This site provides a thorough description of how to cite physical materials found in Archives
Scroll down to the bottom to see the advice on citing an electronic primary source for items found online.

Contact the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library

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