CMOS: Style and Citation Guide

CMOS Resources

Please note:

The terms Chicago Manual of Style and Turabian Style are often used interchangeably, but they are different. CMOS is the professional version, whereas Turabian is often considered the student or beginner version of CMOS.

Chicago Manual of Style has two different citation options:

• Notes-Bibliography Style
• Author-Date Reference Style

If you are unsure which one to use, please contact your instructor.

General Websites 

• Chicago Style Guide (Purdue OWL)
• Turabian Quick Guide; Kate Turabian's Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers.

Formatting Citations and the Works Cited/Reference List 

• Chicago Style Citation Guide; Western Oregon University Library.
• Chicago Style Citation Guide; Seattle Central Community College Library
• Chicago Style Guide; Santa Fe College (Gainesville, FL) Library
• Citation Examples 

Other Resources

• Chicago Style Sample Paper (Purdue OWL) 
• Chicago Style Sample Research Paper: Notes/Bibliography Style OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue
• Chicago Style Sample Paper: Author/Date Style OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University. Author/Date Style
• Term Paper Handbook for Chicago (Turabian) Style; Sierra College Writing Center

CMOS Tutorials

• Chicago Style: The Basics;  the OWL at Purdue.
• Chicago Manual of Style Citations Tutorial; Western Michigan University Libraries covers the difference between the two basic citation styles used in CMOS.

Niche Academy Tutorials

CMOS Manual

The library has copies of the current CMOS manual for you to use.

WNC Links

• Find Academic Coaching help with CMOS style and citations
• Log into the Library Catalog 
• Full Research Guide list
• Library Homepage
• WNC Homepage