HIS 111/112: World Civilizations (Kincheloe-Loudoun)

Why to Cite:

• Give credit to the authors of the sources you used.
• Provide evidence you did research -- good, credible sources give your work more authority.
• Allows your reader to locate the sources you used.
• Avoid plagiarism.

When to Cite:

You should cite a source if you reproduce, quote, paraphrase, or summarize ideas and/or media created by other individuals. 

When in doubt, cite!

Chicago Manual of Style gives writers two different methods for documenting sources: the Author-Date System and the Notes-Bibliography (NB) System. As its name suggests, Author-Date uses parenthetical citations in the text to reference the source's author's last name and the year of publication. Each parenthetical citation corresponds to an entry on a References page that concludes the document. 

By contrast, NB uses numbered footnotes in the text to direct the reader to a shortened citation at the bottom of the page. This corresponds to a fuller citation on a Bibliography page that concludes the document. Though the general principles of citation are the same here, the citations themselves are formatted differently from the way they appear in Author-Date.

Make sure you are using the same citation methods throughout your research assignments.

There are two versions of Chicago Style: 1) Notes-Bibliography and 2) Author-Date.
Check with your instructor or assignment information to see which version you need to use.

Notes-Bibliography

• Citing Primary Sources Found Online Using Chicago Style in Notes Format (5:02)

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Author-Date

• Citing Primary Sources in Chicago Style Using Author-Date Format (3:54)

• Step by Step Guide to Citing Primary Sources found Online in Chicago Style Author-Date Format (1:53)