Chicago Style Manual
Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Ed.Call Number: Citation Station 808.027 C532 2017Two non-circulating copies of the most recent edition of the Chicago Manual of Style can be found in the reference area on the first floor of the library.
- Chicago Manual of Style Online This link opens in a new window
Complete online version of the 17th edition of the CMOS.
- Chicago-Style Citation Quick GuideSample citations for both notes/bibliography and author-date systems.
- Citing Sources in History PapersA quick guide to "Short Notes-Bibliography" Chicago Style for NU history students, with tips and examples.
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Quick Online Citation Tools
There are several free online citation tools available where you enter information about the work (book, journal title, website, etc.), and it will give you a complete citation in the format of your choice. Please remember that these are tools to help you format your citation, but they are not fool proof. You are still responsible for ensuring the citations are correct!
- MyBibMyBib is a free bibliography creation tool supporting all commonly used styles. Paste in a URL or search for a book, article, or other source by title, and the tool will pull most of the information you need to create a citation (though you may need to double check that the information is correct and complete).
- ZoteroBibIf you just need to quickly create a one-off citation and don't need all the features of the full version of Zotero, try ZoteroBib! Supports over 9000 citation styles.