Turabian Style Guide Turabian, Kate L. 2007. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 7 th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Copies of this manual are located in Mabee Library at call number - LB2369.T8 2007: o At the Reference Desk on level 2 o In the Reference Collection on level 2 o In the Stacks on level 3 This manual covers the two most common forms of citation, the notes-bibliography style (used mostly in the humanities and in some social sciences) and the parenthetical citations-reference list style (used in most social sciences and in the natural and physical sciences). Either style may be used depending on the assignment and the instructor s preferences; but within a specific paper, always follow a single style consistently. [N=End/Footnote, B=Bibliography, P=Parenthetical citation, R=Reference list] One author Editor, no author Print Sources - Books 7. Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1997), 47-48. Diamond, Jared. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. New York: W. W. Norton Company, 1997. 4. Angela M. S. Nelson, ed., This is How We Flow: Rhythm in Black Cultures (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1999), 86-94. Nelson, Angela M. S., ed. This is How We Flow: Rhythm in Black Cultures. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1999. (Diamond 1997, 47-48) Diamond, Jared. 1997. Guns, germs, and steel: The fates of human societies. New York: W. W. Norton and Company. (Nelson 1999, 86-94) Nelson, Angela M. S., ed. 1999. This is how we flow: Rhythm in black cultures. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press.
Two or three authors Four or more authors Author(s) plus editor Translator Edition number Single chapter in an edited book Print Sources - Books (con t) 8. Joyce Appleby, Lynn Hunt, and Margaret Jacob, Telling the Truth about History (New York: Norton, 1994), 136-148. Appleby, Joyce, Lynn Hunt, and Margaret Jacob. Telling the Truth about History. New York: Norton, 1994. 12. Jacquelyn Dowd Hall et al., Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1987), 18-24. Hall, Jacquelyn Dowd et al. Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1987). 5. J. B. Harley, The New Nature of Maps: Essays in the History of Cartography, ed. Paul Laxton (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002), 132-33. Harley, J. B. The New Nature of Maps: Essays in the History of Cartography. Edited by Paul Laxton. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. Substitute the words trans. and Translated by and the translator s name for the editor data. 3. Roger Daniels, Coming to America: A History of Immigration and Ethnicity in American Life, 2 nd ed. (New York: Harper Perennial, 2002), 84. Daniels, Roger. Coming to America: A History of Immigration and Ethnicity in American Life. 2 nd ed. New York: Harper Perennial, 2002. 15. Anne Whiston Spirn, Constructing Nature: The Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted, in Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature, ed. William Cronon (New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1996), 101. Spirn, Anne Whiston. Constructing Nature: The Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted. In Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature, edited by William Cronon, 91-113. New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1996. (Appleby, Hunt, and Jacob 1994, 136-148) Appleby, Joyce, Lynn Hunt, and Margaret Jacob. 1994. Telling the truth about history. New York: Norton. (Hall et al. 1987, 18-24) Hall, Jacquelyn Dowd et al. 1987. Like a family: The making of a Southern cotton mill world. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. (Harley 2002, 132-33) Harley, J. B. 2002. The new nature of maps: Essays in the history of cartography. Ed. Paul Laxton. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Substitute the word Trans. and the translator s name for the editor data in the reference list. (Daniels 2002, 84) Daniels, Roger. 2002. Coming to America: A history of immigration and ethnicity in American life. 2 nd ed. New York: Harper Perennial. (Spirn 1996, 101) Spirn, Anne Whiston. 1996. Constructing nature: The legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted. In Uncommon ground: Rethinking the human place in nature, ed. William Cronon, 91-113. New York: W. W. Norton and Company.
Journal article Special issues or Supplements Magazines Newspapers Print Sources Periodicals 1. Pramod K. Nayar, Marvelous Excesses: English Travel Writing and India, 1680-1727, Journal of British Studies 44, no. 2 (April 2005): 213. Nayar, Pramod K. Marvelous Excesses: English Travel Writing and India, 1680-1727. Journal of British Studies 44, no. 2 (April 2005): 213-38. 24. Matthew L. Jones, Descartes s Geometry as a Spiritual Exercise, in Things, ed. Bill Brown, special issue, Critical Inquiry 28, no. 1 (Autumn 2001): 43-44. Jones, Mathew L. Descartes s Geometry as a Spiritual Exercise. In Things, ed. Bill Brown. Special issue, Critical Inquiry 28, no. 1 (Autumn 2001): 40-71. 9. Paul Raffaele, Keepers of the Lost Ark? (Nayar 2005, 213) Nayar, Pramod K. 2005. Marvelous excesses: English travel writing and India, 1680-1727. Journal of British Studies 44, no. 2 (April): 213-38. (Jones 2001, 43-44) Jones, Mathew L. 2001. Descartes s geometry as a spiritual exercise. In Things, ed. Bill Brown. Special issue, Critical Inquiry 28, no. 1 (Autumn): 40-71. Smithsonian, December 2007, 41. (Raffaele 2007, 41) Raffaele, Paul. Keepers of the Lost Ark? Smithsonian, Raffaele, Paul. 2007. Keepers of the lost Ark? December 2007, 38-47. Smithsonian, December. 18. Editorial, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, June 1, (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 1998) 1998. 20. Obituary of Jacques Derrida, New York Times, (New York Times 2004) October 10, 2004, national edition. 23. Nicholas Wade, A Map of Where You Came (Wade 2007) From And Where You Might Be Going, Virginian- Pilot, November 27, 2007. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. 1998. Editorial. June 1. In most cases, cite newspaper articles only in notes. You do not need to include them in your bibliography, unless you choose to include a specific article that is critical to your argument or frequently cited. New York Times, national edition. 2004. Obituary of Jacques Derrida. October 10. Wade, Nicholas. 2007. A map of where you came from and where you might be going. Virginian-Pilot. November 27.
Congressional Reports & Hearings Government Departments and Agencies Book Print Sources Government Documents 7. Report of Activities of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems to March 31, 1947, 80 th Cong., 1 st sess., 1947, H. Doc. 365, 8-9. 10. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Famine in Africa: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, 99 th Cong., 1 st sess., January 17, 1985, 12. U.S. Congress. House. Report of Activities of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems to March 31, 1947. 80 th Cong., 1 st sess., 1947. H. Doc. 365. U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Famine in Africa: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations. 99 th Cong., 1 st sess., January 17, 1985. 14. U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Public Services. So You Want to Start a Small Railroad. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1997, 3. U.S. Department of Transportation. Office of Public Services. So You Want to Start a Small Railroad. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1997. (U.S. House 1947, 8-9) (U.S. Senate 1985, 12) U.S. Congress. House. 1956. Report of Activities of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems to March 31, 1947. 80 th Cong., 1 st sess., H. Doc. 365. U.S. Congress. Senate. 1985. Committee on Foreign Relations. Famine in Africa: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations. 99 th Cong., 1 st sess., January 17. (U.S. Department of Transportation 1997, 3) Electronic Sources 1. Julian Samora and Patricia Vandel Simon, A History of the Mexican-American People, rev. ed. (East Lansing, MI: Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University, 2000), under Civil War in Mexico, http://www.jsri.msu.edu/museum/pubs/mexamhist/chapter14.html#six (accessed December 19, 2005). Samora, Julian, and Patricia Vandel Simon. A History of the Mexican-American People. Rev. ed. East Lansing, MI: Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University, 2000. http://www.jsri.msu.edu/museum/pubs/mexamhist/chap ter14.html#six (accessed December 19, 2005). U.S. Department of Transportation. Office of Public Services. 1997. So You Want to Start a Small Railroad. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. (Samora and Vandel Simon 2000) Samora, Julian and Patricia Vandel Simon. 2000. A history of the Mexican-American people. Rev. ed. East Lansing, MI: Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University. http://www.jsri.msu.edu/museum/pubs/mexamhist/chapter1 4.html#six (accessed December 19, 2005).
e-book Journal Article from a database or online Newspaper Article Magazine Electronic Sources (con t) 6. Mary Anderson Parks, The Circle Leads Home (Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado, 1998), NetLibrary e-book. Parks, Mary Anderson. The Circle Leads Home. Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado, 1998. NetLibrary e-book. 23. E. Petrova, Social and Economic Factors of the Natural Risk Increasing: Estimation of the Russian Regions, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 4, no. 2 (April 2004), http://www.nat-hazards-earth-systsci.net/4/243/2004/nhess-4-243-2004.pdf (accessed May 8, 2008). Petrova, E. Social and Economic Factors of the Natural Risk Increasing: Estimation of the Russian Regions, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 4, no. 2 (April 2004). http://www.nat- hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/4/243/2004/nhess-4-243- 2004.pdf (accessed May 8, 2008). 6. Duff Wilson, Congress Calls Baseball s Steroid Policy Misleading, New York Times, March 17, 2005, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/17/sports/baseball/17st eroids.html?scp=20&sq=steroids%20baseball&st=cse (accessed May 8 2008). Wilson, Duff, Congress Calls Baseball s Steroid Policy Misleading, New York Times, March 17, 2005, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/17/sports/baseball/17st eroids.html?scp=20&sq=steroids%20baseball&st=cse (accessed May 8 2008). 4. Steve Kemper, Who s Laughing Now? Smithsonianmag.com, April 2008, http://www.smithsonianmag.com/sciencenature/hyena.html Kemper, Steve. Who s Laughing Now? Smithsonianmag.com, April 2008, http://www.smithsonianmag.com/sciencenature/hyena.html (Parks 1998) Parks, Mary Anderson. 1998. The circle leads home. Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado. NetLibrary e-book. (Petrova 2004) Petrova, E. 2004. Social and economic factors of the natural risk increasing: Estimation of the Russian regions. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 4, no. 2 (April). http://www.nat-hazards-earth-systsci.net/4/243/2004/nhess-4-243-2004.pdf (accessed May 8, 2008). (Wilson 2005) Wilson, Duff. 2005. Congress calls baseball s steroid policy misleading. New York Times, March 17. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/17/sports/baseball/17steroi ds.html?scp=20&sq=steroids%20baseball&st=cse (accessed May 8 2008). (Kemper 2008) Kemper, Steve. 2008. Who s laughing now? Smithsonianmag.com, April. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/sciencenature/hyena.html
Websites Multimedia Files Electronic Sources (con t) 7. Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees, Evanston Public Library Strategic Plan, 2000-2010: A Decade of Outreach, Evanston Public Library, http://www.epl.org/library/strategic-plan-00.html (accessed June 1, 2005). 8. Federation of American Scientists, Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Fact Sheet, http://www.fas.org/ programs/ssp/bio/factsheets/h5n1factsheet.html (accessed May 10, 2008). Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees. Evanston Public Library Strategic Plan, 2000-2010: A Decade of Outreach. Evanston Public Library, http://www.epl.org/library/strategic-plan-00.html (accessed June 1, 2005). Federation of American Scientists. Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Fact Sheet. http://www.fas.org/ programs/ssp/bio/factsheets/h5n1factsheet.html 24. BBC, Blair Announces New Africa Panel, BBC News Web Site, Windows Media Player video file, 3:43, http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ifs_news/hi/ newsid_5110000/newsid_5119200/nb_wm_5119262.stm (accessed June 27, 2006). 32. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Allegro Moderator, Piano Sonata no. 10 in C Major (1778), Kunst der Fuge, MIDI file, 1:02, http://www.kunst derfuge.com/mozart.htm (accessed November 29, 2005). BBC. Blair Announces New Africa Panel. BBC News Web Site, Windows Media Player video file. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ifs_news/hi/ newsid_5110000/newsid_5119200/nb_wm_5119262.stm (accessed June 27, 2006). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Allegro Moderator, Piano Sonata no. 10 in C Major. 1778. Kunst der Fuge. MIDI file. http://www.kunstderfuge.com/ mozart.htm (accessed November 29, 2005). (Evanston Public Library 2000) (Federation of American Scientists) OR As indicated on the Federation of American Scientists Web site.... Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees. Evanston Public Library strategic plan, 2000-2010: A decade of outreach. Evanston Public Library, http://www.epl.org/library/strategic-plan-00.html (accessed June 1, 2005). Federation of American Scientists. Avian Influenza A (H5N1) fact sheet. http://www.fas.org/ programs/ssp/bio/factsheets/h5n1factsheet.html (accessed May 10, 2008). (BBC n.d.) OR (BBC n.d., 3:43) if the time at which the cited material appears in the file is relevant. (Mozart 1778) BBC. n.d. Blair announces new Africa panel. BBC News Web Site. Windows Media Player video file. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ifs_news/hi/ newsid_5110000/newsid_5119200/nb_wm_5119262.st m (accessed June 27, 2006). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 1778. Allegro moderator, Piano sonata no. 10 in C Major. Kunst der Fuge. MIDI file. http://www.kunstderfuge.com/mozart.htm (accessed November 29, 2005).
Weblogs (blogs), e-mails and electronic mailing lists Electronic Sources (con t) 16. Gary Becker, The New American Dilemna: Illegal Immigration, The Becker-Posner Blog, entry posted March 6, 2006, http://www.becker-posnerblog.com/archives/2006/03/the_new_america.html (accessed March 28, 2006). 17. Bill [pseud.], comment on The New American Dilemna: Illegal Immigration, The Becker-Posner Blog, comment posted March 6, 2006, http://www.beckerposner-blog.com/archives/2006/03/the_new_ america.html (accessed March 28, 2006). 14. Maxine Green, e-mail message to author, September 29, 2005. 15. Iva Haynes, letter to Francis Ramsey, May 27, 1999. 16. John Powell, e-mail to Grapevine mailing list, October 30, 2004, http://www.electriceditors.net/ grapevine/issues/83.text (accessed October 12, 2005). Cite conversations, letters, blogs, and e-mails only in notes. You do not need to include them in your bibliography, unless you choose to include a specific item that is critical to your argument or frequently cited. (Gary Becker, The Becker-Posner Blog, entry posted March 6, 2006). OR... according to Gary Becker (entry posted March 6, 2006, on the Becker-Posner Blog). Comments by Peter Pearson (posted March 6) and Bill (posted March 10) responded... (Maxine Greene, September 29, 2005, e-mail message to author) OR In a telephone conversation with the author on October 12, 2006, Colonel Rich revealed that.... (John Powell, October 30, 2004, e-mail to Grapevine mailing list) OR In an e-mail to the Grapevine mailing list on October 30, 2004, John Powell declares... The Becker-Posner blog. http://www.becker-posnerblog.com/ (accessed March 28, 2006). Cite conversations, letters and e-mail messages only in parenthetical citations. You do not need to include them in your bibliography, unless you choose to include a specific item that is critical to your argument or frequently cited.