1 Citing Sources: A Departmental Guide to Chicago Style
Documentation
Coastal Carolina University
Department of History
All History majors at Coastal take HIST 250, usually in their first or second years, as a
preparation for more advanced coursework. One essential component of this and all upper-level
history classes is learning to undertake research, formulate an argument, advance that argument
effectively, and document all sources employed in making that argument. The form of
documentation favored by professional historians in the United States is the Chicago style
(documentation one), which uses footnotes. By the time students complete HIST 250, they are
expected to be able to cite materials in this style without significant error and from memory.
This includes materials originally published in languages other than English.
After a student has completed HIST 250, all other CCU History faculty expect students from
Day 1 to know how to construct Chicago-style footnotes and bibliography without further
review. Students who need to refresh their memories should consult the style guide posted on
the CCU History webpage.
Bibliography
Each of the following Chicago-style entries offers a unique feature that helps to designate some
essential information about the source and its presentation. Note the formatting of the
Bibliography. Note, also, the different styles used for single authored books, multi-authored
books, historical books in translation, books with introductions by named authors, books
appearing within a named series, reprinted or re-edited books, edited collections of essays,
single-authored articles in journals, multi-authored articles in journals, articles within electronic
journals, an essay within an edited collection, newspaper articles, book reviews, dictionary and
encyclopedia entries, motion pictures, web-sites, etc.
Bibliography
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The Representation of Reality in Western Literature [Princeton: Princeton University
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Etc.