This guide is based on the The Chicago Manual of Style 15th ed. rev. (University of Chicago Press, 2003). Examples are shown for both the Author-Date style of citation recommended for natural sciences and social sciences, as well as the Notes-Bibliography style used for fine arts, history, literature, etc.

• Reference List items are listed alphabetically at the end of the research paper. Items are referred to in the body of paper using the In-Text style.
• Numbers in brackets [ ] refer to the section of the Chicago Manual of Style which describe the specific citation style. Consult these pages for more information.

Bibliography

Kourik, Robert. 1998. The lavender garden: beautiful varieties to grow and gather. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

In-Text

(Kourik 1998)

Bibliography

Flinders, David J. and Geoffrey E. Mills, eds. 1993. Theory and concepts in qualitative research: perspectives from the field. New York: Teachers College Press.

In-Text

(Flinders and Mills 1993)

Bibliography

Kimble, John M., Rattan Lal, and Ronald F. Follett, eds. 2002. Agricultural practices and policies for carbon sequestration in soil. Boca Raton, Fla.: Lewis Publishers.

In-Text

(Kimble, et al. 2002)

Bibliography

Ohio State University. Natural Resources Institute. 1959. A directory of Ohio facilities and services for resource conservation. Columbus: Natural Resources Institute.

In-Text

(Ohio State 1959)

Bibliography

Terborgh, J. 1974. Perservation of natural diversity: The problem of extinction-prone species. BioScience 24:715-22.

In-Text

(Terborgh 1974, 720) or (Terborgh 1974)

Bibliography

Bolzan, J.F. and K.C. Jezek. 2000. Accumulation rate changes in central Greenland from passive microwave data. Polar Geography 27(4): 277-319.

In-Text

(Bolzan and Jezek 2000, 280) or (Bolzan and Jezek 2000)

Bibliography

[Do not include in Bibliography. Citation is made in running text style as shown in the In Text examples below.]

In-Text

"In an article on rampage killers (New York Times, April 10, 2000), Laurie Goodstein and William Glaberson describe..."

Bibliography

[Do not include in Bibliography. Citation is made in running text style as shown in the In Text examples below.]

In-Text

"In his article on Nebo in the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Morris Jastrow noted that..."

Bibliography

Thomas, Trevor M. 1956. Wales: Land of Mines and Quarries. Geographical Review 46, no. 1: 59-81. http://www.jstor.org/ (accessed June 30, 2005).

In-Text

(Thomas 1956)

Bibliography

Rollin, Bernard E. 1998. The Unheeded Cry: Animal Consciousness, Animal Pain, and Science. Ames, Iowa. The Iowa State University Press. http://www.netlibrary.com (accessed June 30, 2005).

In-Text

(Rollin 1998)

Bibliography

Roach, John. 2005. Journal Ranks Top 25 Unanswered Science Questions. http://news.nationalgeographic.com (accessed July 7, 2005).

In-Text

(National Geographic 2005)

Author-Date Style - (Sciences) Other Electronic or Internet Citations

To view other electronic or Internet citations, see:

The OSU Libraries' net.TUTOR Quick Guide: Citing Net Sources
http://liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/les7/guide.html

Bibliography

Yow, Valerie Raliegh. Recording oral history: a guide for the humanities and social sciences. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2005.

Footnote

Valerie Raliegh Yow. Recording oral history: a guide for the humanities and social sciences (Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2005).

Bibliography

Adams, Don, and Arlene Goldbard. Creative community: the art of cultural development. New York, NY: Rockefeller Foundation, Creativity & Culture
Division, 2001.

Footnote

Don Adams and Arlene Goldbard. Creative community: the art of cultural development (New York, NY: Rockefeller Foundation, Creativity & Culture
Division, 2001).

Bibliography

Oberlin College. Conservatory of Music. Library. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Best Collection of Autographs, in the Mary M. Vial Music Library of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College Library, 1967.

In-Text

Oberlin College. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Best Collection of Autographs, in the Mary M. Vial Music Library of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College Library, 1967).

Bibliography

Banks, William. "A Secret Meeting in Boise." Midwestern Political Review 6 (1958): 26-31.

Footnote

William Banks. "A Secret Meeting in Boise" Midwestern Political Review 6 (1958): 29.

Bibliography

Brown, Cecelia M., and Lina Ortega. "Information-seeking Behavior of Physical Science Librarians: Does Research Inform Practice?" College & Research Libraries 66 (2005): 231-247.

Footnote

Cecelia M. Brown and Lina Ortega. Information-seeking Behavior of Physical Science Librarians: Does Research Inform Practice? College & Research Libraries 66 (2005): 233.

Notes - Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History) Newspaper Article[17.188] Bibliography

[Do not include in Bibliography. Citation is made in running text style as shown in the Footnote example below.]

Footnote

"In an article on rampage killers (New York Times, April 10, 2000), Laurie Goodstein and William Glaberson describe..."

Bibliography

[Do not include in Bibliography. Citation is made in running text style as shown in the In Text examples below.]

Footnote

"In his article on Nebo in the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Morris Jastrow noted that . . ."

Bibliography

Carbado, Devon W. "Black Male Racial Victimhood."Callaloo 21, no. 2 (1998): 337-361. http://www.jstor.org/ (accessed July 8, 2005).

Footnote

Devon W. Carbado. "Black Male Racial Victimhood,"Callaloo 21, no. 2 (1998),
http://www.jstor.org/ (accessed July 8, 2005).

Bibliography

Nydam, Ronald J. Adoptees Come of Age: Living Within Two Families. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999. http://www.netlibrary.com (accessed July 8, 2005).

Footnote

Ronald J. Nydam. Adoptees Come of Age: Living Within Two Families (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999), http://www.netlibrary.com (accessed July 8, 2005).

Bibliography

Ellison, Jim. "Assessing the accessibility of fifty United States government Web pages: Using Bobby to check on Uncle Sam." First Monday, volume 9, number 7 (July 2004). http://www.firstmonday.org (accessed June 16, 2005).

Footnote

Jim Ellison. "Assessing the accessibility of fifty United States government Web pages: Using Bobby to check on Uncle Sam, (First Monday, 2004), http://www.firstmonday.org (accessed June 16, 2005).

Notes - Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History) Other Electronic or Internet Citations

To view other electronic or Internet citations, see:

The OSU Libraries' net.TUTOR Quick Guide: Citing Net Sources
http://liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/les7/guide.html

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Adapted from: Ohio State University Libraries. 2006