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Chicago/Turabian Citation

How to cite sources using Chicago or Turabian styles

Basic Chapter Citation

Footnote/Endnote

Author First M. Last Name, "Chapter or Essay Title," in Book Title, ed. First M. Last Name (Place of Publication: Publisher, date), page cited.

Short version:
Author Last Name, "Chapter or Essay Title (shortened if necessary)," page cited.

Bibliography

Author Last Name, First M. "Chapter or Essay Title." In Book Title, edited by First M. Last Name, page range. Place of Publication: Publisher, date.

Example Chapter of a Book

Footnote/Endnote

Eric Charry, "Music and Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa," in The History of Islam in Africa, eds. Nehwmia Levtzion and Randall L. Pouwels (Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2000), 550.

Short version:
Charry, "Music and Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa," 550.

Bibliography

Charry, Eric. "Music and Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa." In The History of Islam in Africa, edited by Nehwmia Levtzion and Randall L. Pouwels, 545-573. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2000.

Example Chapter of an eBook

Footnote/Endnote

Alan Liu, "Where is Cultural Criticism in the Digital Humanities?," in Debates in the Digital Humanities, ed. Matthew K. Gold (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2013), accessed January 23, 2014, http://dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/debates/text/20. 

Short version:
Liu, "Where is Cultural Criticism."

Bibliography

Liu, Alan. "Where is Cultural Criticism in the Digital Humanities?." In Debates in the Digital Humanities, edited by Matthew K. Gold. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2013. Accessed January 23, 2014. http://dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/debates/text/20. 

Example Foreword/Preface of a Book

Footnote/Endnote

Strobe Talbott, foreword to Beyond Tianamen: The Politics of U.S.-China Relations 1989-2000, by Robert L. Suettinger (Washington, D. C.: Brookings Institute Press, 2003), x.

Short version:
Talbott, foreword, x.

Bibliography

Talbott, Strobe. Foreword to Beyond Tianamen: The Politics of U.S.-China Relations 1989-2000, by Robert L. Suettinger, ix-x. Washington, D. C.: Brookings Institute Press, 2003.