Cite Your Sources
Check with your professor to confirm the style you should be using for this class.
Ask me or any of the reference librarians for help if you're confused about how to cite your sources.
For instructions on citing data, refer to this page from the library data guide.
Chicago Manual of Style (17th Edition) by Call Number: ONLINE and Ready Ref Z253 .U69 2017ISBN: 9780226287058Publication Date: 2017Availability and more information from Catalyst...
- Purdue OWL: Chicago Manual of Style GuideAn online guide to Chicago citation style (has most of the basics, but not everything that's in the full manual).
- Chicago Manual of Style Guide from UNC LibrariesHere is another helpful online guide to using Chicago.
Chicago Quick Guides!
- Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide: Notes & Bibliography
Compiled and published by the Chicago Manual of Style (for footnotes and endnote; humanities). Contains examples for how to cite: Book; Chapter or other part of an edited book; Translated book; E-book; Journal article; News or magazine article; Book review; Interview; Personal communication; Thesis or dissertation; Web page; Social media content; Video or podcast. - Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide: Author-DateCompiled and published by the Chicago Manual of Style (science & social science). Contains examples for how to cite: Book; Chapter or other part of an edited book; Translated book; E-book; Journal article; News or magazine article; Book review; Interview; Personal communication; Thesis or dissertation; Web page; Social media content; Video or podcast.
Data Citation
Citing data helps your readers locate data, replicate your findings, and generally promotes "open data" values. The following should be included in your citation:
- Author
- Publication Date
- Title
- Publisher or Distributor
- Version
- Electronic Location (e.g. URL)
Here is a Chicago Author-Date Style example:
World Bank, World Development Indicators. 2016. Firms using banks to finance working capital (% of firms) [Data file]. World Bank. Retrieved from http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IC.FRM.BKWC.ZS?view=chart
®(Thanks to IASSIST Data Citation Guide.)
