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.

For additional examples, please consult The Chicago Manual of Style available in the Reference collections in many Ohio State University Libraries. (Z253 U69 2003)

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Bibliography:

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

In-Text:

(Kourik 1998)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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..."

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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..."

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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)

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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)

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Bibliography:

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

In-Text:

(National Geographic 2005)

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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).

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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).

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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). 

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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.

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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.

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Newspaper Article

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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..."

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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 . . ."

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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).

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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).

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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).

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Other Electronic or Internet Citations

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