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Many Social Science disciplines use the Chicago Author-Date format for citing sources. The most recent guide is the 17th edition (2017) of the Chicago Manual of Style.
The following examples are the most commons types of citations. For additional examples, consult chapter 15 (pages 891-921) of the Chicago Manual.
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Book, |
Pollan, Michael. 2006. The Omnivore's Dillemma: A Natural History of Four Meals.
New York: Penguin. |
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Book, |
Ward, Geoffrey C., and Ken Burns. 2007. The War: An Intimate History, 1941–1945.
New York: Knopf. |
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Book, |
Lowontin, R.C., Steven Rose, and Leon J. Kamin. 1984. Not in our Genes: Biology,
Ideology, and Human Nature. New York: Pantheon. |
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Book, |
Greenberg, Joel, ed. 2008. Of Prairie Woods and Water: Two Centuries of Chicago
Nature Writing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. |
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Book Chapter |
Gould, Glenn. 1984. "Streisand as Schwarzkopf." In The Glenn Gould Reader, edited
by Tim page, 308-11. New York: Vintage. |
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Journal Article |
Blair, Walter. 1977. "Americanized Comic Braggarts." Critical Inquiry 4(4): 331-49.
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Article in an Online Database |
Novakl, William J. 2008. "The Myth of the 'Weak' American State." American Historical
Review 113:752-72. doi:10.1086/ahr.113.3.752. |
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Article in an Online Database |
Karmaus, Wilfried, and John F. Riebow. 2004. "Storage of Serum in Plastic and Glass
Containers May Alter the Serum Concentration of Polychlorinated Biphenyls." Environmental Health Perspectives 112 (May): 643-47. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3435987. |
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Thesis or |
Choi, Mihwa. 2008. “Contesting Imaginaires in Death Rituals during the Northern Song
Dynasty.” PhD diss., University of Chicago. |
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Websites |
Evanston Public library Board of trustees. 2008. "Evanston Public Library Strategic plan,
2000-2010: A Decade of Outreach." Evanston Public Library. Accessed July 19. http:www.epl.org/library/strategic-plan-00.html. |
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