Chicago 15th A STYLE
How-to” guide
NOTE:
Before you compile your bibliography, check with your lecturer/tutor for the bibliographic style preferred by the School.
INTRODUCTION
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The Chicago Manual of Style allows for two different types of reference styles: o Notes-Bibliography Style (the subject of this guide), and the o Author-Date System (refer to the Chicago 15th B Style guide). While the Notes-Bibliography Style allows for either footnotes or endnotes, this guide will deal with footnotes only in a format suitable for undergraduate essays. Bibliographic citations are provided in footnotes, supplemented by a bibliography at the end of the document. Your footnotes and bibliography should identify references cited (eg. book, journal article, Internet site, video) in sufficient detail so that others may locate and consult your references. Punctuation …show more content…
The text of your document will contain reference numbers linking to the footnotes at the bottom of the page, like this:
At the end of your document, all the works cited (and any other works that you consulted) will be listed in a bibliography, arranged alphabetically by author. The references in the bibliography are in a slightly different format:
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FOOTNOTES
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Footnotes are created by the footnote function of the word processing software, which will generate a numbered marker in the text. The footnote markers in the text should be superscript Arabic numerals. Footnotes are numbered consecutively, beginning with 1. Insert footnotes at the end of the sentence or at the end of a clause, following any punctuation. For example:
There has been considerable debate concerning this question.5
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Footnotes can be used for comments as well as for bibliographical references. Multiple citation: A note that applies to more than one location should be cross-referenced, e.g.