All thorough and respectable research contains a bibliography. Students and professionals can set themselves apart with solid references and proper citations. If you're aspiring to sell your non-fiction writing or get an outstanding grade on your research paper, using this style is a must. Named for Kate Turabian, the style is still considered to be the benchmark for creating your bibliography. Turabian became the University of Chicago's first dissertation secretary in 1930 and went on to author "A Manual for Writers" which has sold over 8 million copies in seven editions.
Instructions
1. Cite books with a single author in the following sequence: author's name (Last name, First name), title (NOTE: book titles appear in italics or underlined), place of publication, publisher and date. Use punctuation as shown in this example:
Doe, John. Creating Bibliographies. New York: ABC Publishing, 2009.
Remember, the title, in this case Creating Bibliographies, should appear in italics.
2. Use the following if there are two authors:
Doe, John and Jane Smith. Cite Books. New York: ABC Publishing, 2009.
Again, the title should appear in italics. In this example the title is Cite Books. Notice the second author's name does not appear as last name, first name.
3. Create citations for compiled books that reference an editor instead of an author in similar fashion:
Mouse, Michael, ed. Essays on Cartoons. Orlando: WWD Publishing, 1995.
In this example, the book title is Essays on Cartoons and will appear in italics when used.
4. Use the same structure for books that are published electronically; however, be sure to include the URL and the date you accessed the site. The example would look like this:
Doe, John. Creating Bibliographies. New York: ABC Publishing, 2009. http://www.bibios_r_us.com/books/ (accessed June 11, 2009).
5. Notice that when citing websites, you also include the URL and date you accessed the site. The Turabian order for citing websites is: Site publisher, page title, author, URL and access date.
Cartoons Rock. "Inside the History of Cartoons." Duck, Donald. http://www.cartoonsrock.com/article/ (accessed December 31, 2008).
The author of the site is not always known and can be omitted.
6. Cite periodicals that are included in your research. You will need to include both the title of the article as well as the name of the magazine. Here's an example:
Mouse, Michael. "Why Cartoons Are Important." Journal of Cartoons, May 2009, p. 25-30.
In this example, the title of the article appears in quotations and the name of the magazine (Journal of Cartoons) will be in italic type or underlined.
7. Use similar structure when citing newspaper articles:
Mouse, Michael. "I Love Cartoons." Cartoon Daily News, June 11, 2009, Arts section.
Again, the title of the newspaper article appears in quotation marks and the name of the newspaper (Cartoon Daily News) is in italics or underlined
8. Alphabetize your bibliography by the first word of each entry. Long bibliographies can be broken into categories (books, periodicals, websites) and then alphabetized in each section.
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