Differences between Turabian and Chicago style
What is the difference between Turabian and Chicago?
The main difference is that the Turabian guide is shorter and contains fewer instructions than the Chicago Manual. It also does not contain any information about publication. The Chicago Manual of Style is designed for individuals who are publishing so it includes a great deal of information of formatting papers. Turabian is a simplified version that is designed for students writing research papers.
There are several versions of Chicago style, including Turabian style, which is a simplified version keyed toward students. Humanities disciplines frequently make use of the Notes and Bibliography system (NB), which allows writers to make footnotes and other commentary. Social sciences disciplines tend to use the Author-Date system.
Chicago style is usually used in the Humanities, History, and other fields. It includes several different versions for notes, bibliography entries, and shortened citations.
Turabian style is a simplified version of Chicago style with some modifications for the needs of student writers. It includes a notes-bibliography style and a parenthetical citations-reference list style.
In the Author-Date system, citations are placed into parentheses in the text in this order: author last name year of publication, page number, and then fully cited in the References section.
More information on Author Date system (OWL Purdue).
More information on Author Date system (Trinity University).
The Notes and Bibliography system requires that each in-text reference includes a number corresponding to a footnote.
From the Purdue Owl site:
More information on the Notes Bibliography system (OWL Purdue).
A quick guide on proper Turabian style citation offered by the Chicago University Press.
An online sample of Chicago/Turabian styles.
A quick guide with citation examples offered by the Chicago Style manual homepage.
Basic Format for a Book in a Bibliography
Last name, First name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
See examples at Notes and bibliography - examples and variation (CMoS)
Basic Format for a Journal Article in a Bibliography
See Access dates for journal articles (CMoS) for an example. Access dates are not required.
https://libguides.msubillings.edu/turabian
https://pitt.libguides.com/citationhelp/turabian
https://libguides.nps.edu/citation/chicago-nb
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