History Honors Colloquium

Chicago style is the citation method most frequently used in history.

A quick guide to citing sources according to the Chicago Manual of Style can be found here.

The full guide can be found by clicking on the link below.

When creating and compiling citations, make sure you know:

Parts of a citation for a book:

                                                                                                                                                                                          

Citation:

• The basic, necessary information needed to locate the work.
  
  The style (e.g. Chicago, MLA, APA) dictates the order and format of the information, but the basic elements necessary such as title, author, publication date and so on are generally universal.

In-text Citation:

• An attribution to quoted or summarized material used within the text of the paper. Contains a limited amount of information, which varies by style.
  

Bibliography:

• List of all the citations referred to in your paper, usually at the end of the paper.
  
  

Annotated Bibliography:

• List of citations, along with a brief summary and evaluation of each work.

There are online tools to help you keep track of citations and format your bibliography. A helpful guide to the different citation management options (including Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote) can be found here.

When using a citation manager to format notes or bibliography, make sure that you proofread very carefully. Citation managers are very helpful, but can sometimes be wrong. Check your citations against the proper style guidelines, just to be sure the formatting is correct.

For more help, visit the ScholarSpace at the Graduate Library.