The Chicago Notes-Bibliography System (NB) style is commonly used in literature, history, and the arts.
You can work with the Chicago Manual of Style (pictured to the left), or with the resources provided in this guide.
You'll find basic examples of citing books, articles, web resources, and creating footnotes and endnotes. Additional online resources are also included.
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If you cannot get access to the Chicago Manual, you can refer to Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL). Their Chicago Formatting and Style Guide includes examples and instructions for citing the most common types of sources. |
Green-- author (Last name, first)
Yellow--Book Title (italicized)
Blue -- Publisher city
Red -- Publisher
Purple -- Year
Green-- author (Last name, first)
Yellow--Article Title (in quotation marks)
Blue -- Journal Title, italicized include volume and issue numbers (italicized)
Purple -- date published
Red -- pages
Access date
Green-- author (Last name, first)
Yellow--Article Title (in quotation marks)
Blue -- Journal Title, italicized
Purple -- last modified date
Red-- URL
AP Citation Resources:
OWL Purdue AP Style Guide - a great starter guide to AP style
AP Stylebook Blog - while accessing the AP Stylebook requires purchasing or subscribing, you can take a look at the Stylebook Blog for some case-by-case help
We also have the full style guide available in the reference section of the library:
In short: Mendeley is a tool that enables you to manage citations and PDFs using a desktop client or through your account on mendeley.com. Mendeley also includes plugins for Word or OpenOffice, so you can easily create citations and/or bibliographies as you write your papers.
About Mendeley:
Installing Mendeley:
After Installing:
For Maximum Impact:
Want to learn more about Mendeley and how to use it for your research?
Let’s talk! We can set up an in-person or remote appointment to help you use this tool.
>> PS: We do not guarantee citations (in-text or bibliography entries) will be perfect. >> You definitely still want to proofread and verify that all the necessary citation information is included for the style (e.g., APA, MLA) and type of item you're citing. :-)
In short: Zotero is a research tool that helps users collect and organize sources. It’s a free, open-source program that can be downloaded as a browser extension for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari and as a standalone program that works with Windows, Mac, or Linux systems. It’s also desktop application that lives in your browser. For many major databases and websites, the program can tell when a list of books or articles is displayed by showing an icon in the address bar, so citation information can be saved with just a few clicks.
About Zotero:
Installing Zotero:
After Installing:
For Maximum Impact:
Want to learn more about Zotero and how to use it for your research?
Let’s talk! We can set up an in-person or remote appointment to help you use this tool.
>> PS: We do not guarantee citations (in-text or bibliography entries) will be perfect. >> You definitely still want to proofread and verify that all the necessary citation information is included for the style (e.g., APA, MLA) and type of item you're citing. :-)
Citation Help via Google Scholar
In short: Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.
About Google Scholar:
Getting Set-up for Success with Google Scholar:
Interpreting Your Google Scholar Search Results:
But Beware – Nothing is Perfect! We do not guarantee citations (in-text or bibliography entries) will be perfect. >> You definitely still want to proofread and verify that all the necessary citation information is included for the style (e.g., APA, MLA) and type of item you're citing. :-)