Western Nevada College Library & Media Services: Chicago Style

Shelf Location (Library of Congress Classification)

All universities and community college libraries in Nevada use the Library of Congress Classification System to organize their books. Books are arranged A-Z, with each letter corresponding to a subject. To find books on this topic, go to the following areas:

Classification	Topic
LB2369	Education & Report Writing
PE1408	English Language & Report Writing

Books on Writing Research Papers Using the Chicago Citation Style

Ballenger, Bruce. The Curious Researcher. New York: Pearson-Longman, 2007.

(LB2369.B246)

Coyle, William and Joe Law. Research Papers. New York: Pearson-Longman, 2007.

(LB2369 .C65)

Grossman, John, ed. The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of

Chicago Press, 2003. (Z253 .U69)

Hacker, Diana. The Bedford Handbook. Boston: Bedford-St. Martins, 2006.

(PE1408 .H277)

Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference. Boston: Bedford-St. Martins, 2007.

(PE1408 .H2778)

Hubbuch, Susan M. Writing Research Papers Across the Curriculum. Boston:

Thomson--Wadsworth, 2005. (LB2369 .H83)

Lester, James D., Sr., and James D. Lester, Jr. Writing Research Papers.

New York: Pearson-Longman, 2007. (LB2369 .L4)

Reid, Stephen. Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers. Upper Saddle River, NJ:

Prentice Hall, 2006. (PE1408 .R424)

Turabian, Kate. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and

Dissertations. 7th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.

(LB2369 .T8)

Useful Web Sites on the Chicago Citation Style

Turabian (Chicago) Citation Style Guide. An excellent overview of Turabian (Chicago) citation style from Bucknell University. (http://www.bucknell.edu/Documents/ISR/turabian.pdf)

Chicago/Turabian Documentation . Chicago citation style guidelines from the University of Wisconsin Writing Center. (http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html)

Chicago Style Citation Guide. A very useful guide to Chicago citation style from the Seattle Central Community College Library. (http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/cclib/Research_Help/Citation_Style_Guides/
chicago_pdf.asp)

Sample Research Paper: Chicago Style. You can find examples of Chicago citation style endnotes, information on how to format a paper, and instructions on compiling a bibliography on this site. This page, from Diana Hacker, also has a sample research paper written using the Chicago citation style. (http://dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c10_s4.html)

Citing Sources. This site provides an extensive list of resources for citing sources in APA, Chicago, MLA, and other citation styles. There is also a list of writing resources and a guide to compiling annotated bibliographies. The site is maintained by the University of South Florida Libraries.
(http://www.lib.usf.edu/public/index.cfm?Pg=CitingSources)

KnightCite Citation Service. A free citation composer from Calvin College. This site will help you compile a citation list in APA, Chicago, or MLA styles. (http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php)