Chicago Manual Style (CMS) has two documentation styles: notes and bibliographyand author-date (Turabian) reference. This formatting guide will provide the basics for formatting, key bibliographic features, and examples of citation for both above mentioned documentation styles.

Always clarify with your instructor. Ask him/her what style is preferred. The notes and bibliographic documentation style is often used in history, literature, and the arts. The author-date reference documentation style is often used by the sciences and social sciences.

Here is a link to Chicago Manual Style citation quick guide.

This link helps determine which style to choose between notes and bibliography style or author-date style.

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