Library DIY

Chicago and Turabian are nearly identical citation styles - the key difference is that Turabian is a somewhat simplified version of Chicago style, intended for students writing research papers. The Chicago Manual of Style is designed for professionals publishing work and thus goes into much greater detail on formatting.

Check with your professor, but the citation guidelines in this Turabian guide will usually apply to Chicago style.

Articles

• journal, magazine and newspaper articles

Books/eBooks

• print and online books/book chapters

Letters

• online and print

Web pages

• entire websites, single web pages

Gov't/Legal

• cases, laws, government documents.

Social Media

• Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Media

• images, music, video

One Source Quoted in Another

• online, book, webpage

Other

• Organizational author, no author, oral histories/interviews, class lectures,  formatting subsequent (shortened) notes

Ask a Librarian 

• Ask for research help at the Library Services Desk, using chat, email, phone
• Email any one of the librarians for a research appointment tailored to your paper/project

Turabian Style, first created for students by Kate Larimore Turabian, is a simplified version of the Chicago Manual of Style. 

B.D. Owens Library supports Notes-Bibliography style for Turabian, however, a short guide for Author-Date style can be found here:

The formatting and citation examples in this guide are based upon rules and examples in A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers, 9th edition by Kate Turabian. If you would like additions or would like to report a correction to this guide, please contact Becky Meneely.