Chicago Style
Chicago style is a documentation style used in history and other humanities fields and uses footnotes or endnotes. Information about using Chicago style can be found in the following places:
- The Chicago Manual of Style OnlineUse restricted to UIUC students, faculty, and staff only
- Chicago/Turabian DocumentationThe Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Chicago Manual of StyleAvailable for use in many UIUC libraries. Some are available to be checked out and taken home with you, but others must be used in the library. Make sure to check the policy for the library you plan to visit.
Chicago: Quick Guide
Chicago Manual of Style
Books
Last name, First name. Title of Book: Capital letters also for subtitle. Location: Publisher, Year of Publication.
Journal Articles
Last name, First name, and First name Last name. "Title of Article." Journal Title Volume Number, Issue Number (Date): Page Number Range. Accessed Month day, year. URL.
Websites
Last name, First name. "Webpage Title." Name of Website. Last modified date. URL.
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