Turabian Style Reference Samples
Author-Date System
 BOOKS
Single Author
Author. Year. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher.

Beeler, John. 1971. Warfare in Feudal Europe: 730-1200. Ithaca, New York:
         Cornell University Press.

Two or More Authors
Author and author. Year. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher.

Bain, Joe S., Richard E. Caves, and Julius Margolis. 1966.Northern California's
         Water Industry: The Comparative Efficiency of Public Enterprise in
         Developing a Scarce Natural Resource. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns
          Hopkins Press.

Chapter from Edited Book
Author(s). Year. Title of chapter. In Title of Book, ed. [Editor Name(s)], pages.
         Place of Publication: Publisher.

Beckwith, Jon. 2002. Geneticists in Society, Society in Genetics. In The Double-Edged
         Helix, eds. Joseph S. Alper, et al., 39-57. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University
         Press.

Editor
Author, ed. Year. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher.

Alper, Joseph S., ed. 2002. The Double-Edged Helix. Baltimore, MD:
         Johns Hopkins University Press.

An Edition
Author. Year. Title of Book. ed. Place of Publication: Publisher.

Smart, Ninian. 1976. The Religious Experience of Mankind. 2nd ed.
          New York: Scribner's Sons.

Organization as Author
Organization, Division, Committee. Year. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher.

International Monetary Fund (IMF). 1977. Surveys of African economies.
         Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund.

Citing a Volume in a Multi-Volume Work with a General Title and Editor
Editor, ed. Year. Title. Vol. #, Volume Title, by Author. Place of Publication: Publisher.

Wright, Seamus. 1968-78. Evolution and the genetics of populations. Vol. 4, Genetic
         Discrimination, Chicago: Imaginary Press.

ARTICLES
Single Author (magazine)
Author(s). Year. Title of Article. Title of Source (Day Month): pp.

Ratnesar, R. 1999. "Not Gone, but Forgotton?: Why Americans have stopped
         talking about homelessness." Time, 8 February: 30-31.

Two or More Authors (journal paginated by volume)
Author(s). Year. Title of article. Title of Journal vol:pages.

Kulcinski, G.L. and J.F. Santarius. 1998. Nuclear fusion: Advanced fuels under
          debate. Nature 396: 724-725.

Newspaper
Author. Year. Article title. Newspaper title, Day Month, edition.

Hilton, Donna. 2003. "Several bicycle thefts reported." Siftings Herald,
         2 December, Late edition.

Periodical Database Article with no volume or issue information
Author(s). Title of article. Title of Publication [online]. Day Month Year, pp. Available
         from: Name of the Computer Service, location of database.

Lewis, Kate Bohner. Senate Approves New Alternative Fuel. National Petroleum News
         [online]. 12 November 1999 [cited 3 December 2003], 36. Available from:
         MasterFILE Premier, St. Louis, Missouri.

Periodical Database Article with Volume and issue provided
Author(s). Title of article. Title of Publication [type of access]. Year, vol. no.
         [cited day month year], pp. Available from: Name of Computer Service, location
         accessed.

Montefiore, Simon Sebag. "How the nineties have become the eighties."
         The Spectator [online]. 1996, 277, [cited 15 September 2003],
         9-11. Available from: ProQuest Research Library Complete, Huie Library.

REFERENCE RESOURCES
Encyclopedia: Well-known reference books are usually not listed but are cited in parentheses within the text. If you must cite the source in a bibliography or reference list, follow the format for book or article/chapter within a book.

Contemporary Authors (Original Series)
Author. Year. Chapter title. In Title of Book. Vol. #, pp. Place of publication:
         Publisher.

Velazquez, Sheila. 1988. Gershwin, Ira 1896 - 1983. In Contemporary Authors,
         edited by Scott Peacock. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company.

Contemporary Authors New Revision (CANR)
Author. Year. Chapter title. In Title of Book. Vol. #, pp. Place of publication:
         Publisher.

Ross, Jean W. 1982. Schulz, Charles Monroe 1922 - . In Contemporary Authors
         New Revision Series, edited by Ann Evory. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research
         Company.

Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB)
Author. Year. Chapter title. In Title of Book. Vol. #, pp. Place of publication:
         Publisher.

Pettis, J. 1988. Margaret Walker. In Dictionary of Literary Biography, ed. Trudier
         Harris. Vol. 76, 173-181. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Inc.

ERIC DOCUMENT (ED xxx xxx)
Author. Year. "Title." Place of Publication/Presentation: Publisher if available.

Lahti, Janet et al. 1978. "A Follow-Up Study of the Oregon Project: Final Report."
         Portland State Univ., OR: Regional Research Inst. for Human Services.
         ERIC, ED 165 880, microfiche.

INTERNET SOURCES Web Page
Author(s). Name of Page [online]. Date of Posting/Revision. [cited year day month]. .

Schafer, Nancy Imelda. Maya Angelou [online]. 1997 2 February.
         <http://www.gate.net/~mosler/essay1.htm>. [cited 1999 25 May].

CD ROM SOURCES
Author. "Article Title." Source Title{if relevant}. In Title of CD-ROM [CD-ROM]
         (Publisher, Date).

"When Was Chaucer Born?." In Chaucer: Life and Times [CD ROM]. (Primary
         Source Media, 1995).


For more information see:
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 1996. 6th ed. Chicago:
         University of Chicago Press. (Available in Huie Library at Reference Desk.)
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