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Chicago and Turabian Style Guides
At the Mansfield Library
Electronic copy:
The Chicago Manual of Style Online. Eighteenth Edition.
Hardcopies:
The Chicago Manual of Style. Seventeenth Ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Turabian, Kate, et al. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Ninth Ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Online Guide:
Guide for Turabian with sample citations.
OWL resources will help you learn to use the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citations and the Bibliography page, as well as CMOS sample papers, slide presentations, and the CMOS classroom poster.
Avoiding Plagiarism - Guides for Students
There are many excellent online guides intended to assist students in understanding and avoiding plagiarism, including:
- Style Manuals and Citation GuidesThis exhaustive resource from Duke University covers many different citation styles, broken down by discipline. Ask a Librarian if you need assistance determining the proper style or have questions about using any citation style.
- Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid ItThis site from Indiana University-Bloomington has helpful tips on avoiding plagiarism, including examples of when to cite and how to paraphrase. It also includes a quick quiz that can help you determine how much you know about plagiarism and correct citat
- Writing Research Essays – A Guide for Students of All NationsThis website by William Badke of Trinity Western University contains helpful advice for international students (and Americans too!) on what constitutes cheating and plagiarism in North America.