Chicago, CMS, and Turabian Styles
All college level students will need to use documentation at some point. There are several types of styles that one can use to document with. This handout will briefly describe the Turabian Style of documentation, how and when to document, along with sources students can use to find information on Turabian Style.
- Turabian Style (Named for Kate L. Turabian) is most often used in philosophy, history, religious studies, and fine arts classes.
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A Manual for Writers: of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian can be found in most university libraries, some public libraries, or purchased through a book service.
The following are commonly referenced materials:
(*Note: Underlining can be substituted for the Bolded/Italic example sections, and for the purpose of information the references displayed as examples are fictitious.)
Book:
Single Author
Franklin, John Hope. George Washington Williams: A Biography. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
Two Authors
Lynd, Robert, and Helen Lynd. Middletown: A Study in American Culture. New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1929.
Journal Article:
Smith, Jon S. "How to Cite a Turabian Example." Writing Center Times. 9 (May 1989): 1-7.
Newspaper or Magazine Article:
White, Jill. Turabian in the Magazine: An Inside View. Writing Center Review, 10 March 1999, A2.
Encyclopedia Article:
Well-known reference books used as sources are not included in the Reference List but are cited in parentheses within the text.
Example: (Jon Smith, "Turabian Writing," in Encyclopedia America, 1999 ed.)
Book Article or Chapter:
Smith, Jon S. 1999. The View of Turabian: Myth or Reality. In Documentation
Example, ed. Jill White, 69-72. Houston, TX: Writing Center.
ERIC Document:
White, Jill. 1999. The Turabian and Eric Connection. Houston, TX: Writing Center Communication Association. ERIC, ED 321-123.
Website:
Smith, Jill. 1999. Turabian Style and How to Survive [on-line]. Houston, TX. http://www.turstylesurvive.ajl.edu/wc/information/html.
In Text Citing:
Turabian style incorporates footnoting within the textual paragraphs.
Official Handbook:
Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Information was taken from Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
