Turabian Style, 9th Edition: Author-Date

• Overview

  Turabian style is a standard citation system used by students in a wide variety of disciplines and is actually a version of Chicago Style, which has been in widespread use since 1891!

  Students at University College generally use Author-Date style, while students in other programs at DU (Lamont School of Music, for example), might use Notes-Bibliography style. 

   

•  Turabian Webinar 

   Turbabian Slideshow

   How To Format Turabian.docx

   

• Turabian 9th Edition

  

  When using Turabian style, be sure to confirm which of the two forms you should be using: author-date or notes-bibliography. We offer condensed handouts for both varieties that you can download:

  • Official Turabian Resources for Students (CMOS) 
    • This resource includes all chapters from the Turabian guide that students in some DU schools and colleges purchase, as well as help with understanding and using Turabian style, 
  • Turabian Student Tip Sheets for help with formatting pages and visual content (CMOS)
  • Turabian Quick Guide for how to format specific kinds of sources. (CMOS)

  We also offer condensed handouts you can download:

  • Turabian 9th Edition Author-Date Style.docx
  • Turabian 9th Edition Notes-Bibliography Style.docx
  • University-College-Format-and-Style-Requirements (updated October 19).pdf

   

• All resources in this section refer only to Turabian Author-Date style. Be sure to double-check the requirements for your particular writing situation and confirm that you are using Author-Date style, not Notes-Bibliography style. 

   

• Overviews of Turabian Author-Date

  [Video coming]

   

• Writing your paper

  • Arguments and evidence
  • Finding relevant and reliable sources
  • Writing about sources 
  • When to quote, paraphrase, or summarize
  • Introductions
  • Conclusions
  • Clear sentences

   

• Citing your sources

  • How to create reference list entries and in-text citations for specific kinds of text
  • Three principles for citing sources
  • When to quote, paraphrase, or summarize
  • What in-text (or parenthetical) citations should look like
  • What the reference list should look like
  • Verbs for introducing a quotation or paraphrase

   

• How to cite...

  The official Turabian Author-Date Citation Quick Guide shows you specific examples for all kinds of potential sources. If you don't see exactly the kind of source you're looking for, look for the closest category. Each example shows you what the in-text citations should look like and what the reference list entry should look like. The citation guides includes examples for the following categories: 

  • Book
  • Chapter or part of an edited book
  • Translated book
  • E-book
  • Thesis or dissertation
  • Journal article (print and online)
  • News or magazine article (print and online)
  • Book review
  • Website content (including blogs, web pages, company websites, and so on)
  • Audiovisual content (including video and audio files)
  • Social media content
  • Personal communication

   

• Formatting your pages

  All University College students should be sure to refer to the University College Format and Style Requirements document.

  The official Turabian Student Paper Formatting Tip Sheets, linked below, offer guidance, but directions from your professor or program overrule these guidelines.]

  The Tip Sheets offer guidance on margins, page numbers, tables and figures, headings, and so on.