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The Jacobson Center offers help to guide students through the writing process.
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- Collect citations
- Organize citations
- Cite
- Share documents
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Chicago
- Chicago-Style Citation Quick GuideCovers the basics of Chicago style without the depth of the full Chicago Manual of Style
- Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed.Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Chapter 14.2 explains the notes and bibliography system. Chapter 14.19 and following sections provide guidance on formatting footnotes and bibliography entries for books, articles, online resources, and other sources. - Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed. Notes & Bibliography (Purdue Online Writing Lab)Format of Chicago Style research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
Citing Archival Material
- Citing Archival Sources A guide to citing archival sources from Purdue University. Examples provided in APA, Chicago and MLA.
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