A Brief Inquiry into the History of Ear Wax. London: Candlelit Press, 2011. By contrast, in your bibliography you’ll want to use mostly periods: Information in a footnote is separated using commas. If you also provide a full bibliography at the end of your paper, you are allowed to cite less information (though consult your teacher first!), but most often your first citation of a source should be as complete as possible. Bernard Upperlip, A Brief Inquiry into the History of Ear Wax (London: Candlelit Press, 2011), 98. The Q-tip, or cotton swab, was advertised as the end of ear wax, but, as Hegel found out, history has no end, and doctors now warn people that Q-tips pose a significant danger.¹ġ. The first time you cite a source, you’ll need to give fairly detailed information (as in this citation of a book): To create a note in MS Word, go to the References tab, and click on Insert Footnote (or Insert Endnote). This way it’s possible to provide a detailed citation every time a source is mentioned for the first time. Most bibliographic information is provided in the notes. Whereas MLA and APA require writers to cite their sources right in the body of the text, CMS tends to keep the text free of clutter. What is unique about CMS is its use of footnotes (or endnotes). This applies especially to the rules for formatting an essay. Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (9th ed.). However, do be aware that occasionally we follow the more student friendly advice provided in Kate L. Our guide to CMS will teach you the rules found in the latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.).
CMS is known primarily for its Notes and Bibliography system, where writers use detailed footnotes or endnotes in combination with a final bibliography.įor writers in the sciences, CMS does provide an Author-Date citation style (similar to APA), but that will not be our focus of this introductory guide. The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) provides citation advice for students in the humanities and social sciences.
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