Bibliographic Forms: Turabian
The following examples of bibliographic forms are based on A Manual for Writers of Research Papers,
Theses, and Dissertations : Chicago Style for Students and Researchers, 7th ed., by Kate L. Turabian
(Rev. by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, 2007). It can be found at the
Main Library Information Desk: LB2369.T8 2007. This manual should be consulted for further
information, examples, and for types of bibliographic forms not given here. In particular, the 7th edition
provides considerable number of examples for citing on-line information sources. For more information
and examples, see: URL: http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/citation.
Readers of this handout might wish to also consult the Libraries’ web page on RefWorks
(http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/find/refworks/). RefWorks is a subscription-based resource provided by the
Libraries and available free of charge to University students, staff, and faculty. RefWorks helps manage
citations and can easily generate a bibliography in a desired format, including Turabian, 7th edition.
BOOKS:
ONE AUTHOR
FOOTNOTE
1
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Comer, Douglas E. Internet. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993.
Douglas E. Comer, Internet (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993), 19.
TWO AUTHORS
FOOTNOTE
2
William Morris and Mary Morris, Dictionary of Contemporary Usage, 2nd ed.
(New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1985), 20.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Morris, William and Mary Morris. Dictionary of Contemporary Usage, 2nd ed.
New
York: Harper & Row, 1985.
THREE AUTHORS
FOOTNOTE
3
Samuel Eliot Morison, Henry Steele Commager, and William E. Leuchtenburg,
The Growth of the American Republic, 7th ed. (New York: Oxford University Press,
1980), 190-192.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Morison, Samuel Eliot, Henry Steele Commager, and William E. Leuchtenburg.
The Growth of the American Republic, 7th ed. New York: Oxford University
Press, 1980.
1
ASSOCIATION OR INSTITUTION AS AUTHOR
FOOTNOTE
4
American Psychological Association, Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association, 4th ed. (Washington, D.C.: American Psychological
Association, 1994), 101.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association, 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: American
Psychological Association, 1994.
EDITOR OR COMPILER
FOOTNOTE
5
Gita Siegman, ed., World of Winners: A Current and Historical Perspective on
Awards and Their Winners, 2nd ed. (Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc., 1992), 54.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Siegman, Gita, ed. World of Winners: A Current and Historical Perspective on
Awards and Their Winners, 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc., 1992.
EDITION OTHER THAN FIRST
FOOTNOTE
6
Burdette E. Bostwick, Resume Writing: A Comprehensive How-To-Do-It Guide,
3rd ed. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1985), 84-86.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bostwick, Burdette E. Resume Writing: A Comprehensive How-To-Do-It Guide,
3rd ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1985.
SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT REFERENCES
When a work has already been cited in complete form, later references to it are made in shortened
form. The abbreviation “ibid.” is used to repeat references which follow one another without any
intervening reference, even when several pages may separate the references.
FOOTNOTE
7
Douglas E. Comer, Internet (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993), 19.
FOOTNOTE
8
Ibid., 68.
When there are intervening references a shortened form is used. When there is only one work by an
author, the following form is used:
FOOTNOTE
9
Comer, 97.
When more than one book by an author is cited the following form is used:
FOOTNOTE
10
Comer, Internet, 109.
2
ARTICLES:
ARTICLE IN A JOURNAL
FOOTNOTE
11
Marilyn Lake, “Feminist History as National History: Writing the Political History
of Women,” Australian Historical Studies 27, no. 106 (April 1996): 158.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Lake, Marilyn. “Feminist History as National History: Writing the Political History
of Women.” Australian Historical Studies 27, no. 106 (April 1996): 154-170.
ARTICLE IN A MAGAZINE
FOOTNOTE
12
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Gearing, Julian. “Royal Ties Revived.” Asiaweek, November 8,1996.
Julian Gearing, “Royal Ties Revived,” Asiaweek, November 8, 1996, 36.
ARTICLE IN A MAGAZINE —NO AUTHOR
FOOTNOTE
13
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Olympics: The Agony of Victory.” Time, November 11,1996, 26.
“Olympics: The Agony of Victory,” Time, November 11, 1996, 26.
ARTICLE IN A NEWSPAPER
FOOTNOTE
14
Adam Liptak, “Little Help From Justice on Spy Program.” New York Times,
December 23, 2005.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Liptak, Adam. “Little Help From Justice on Spy Program.” New York Times,
December 23, 2005.
ARTICLE IN AN WELL-KNOWN ENCYCLOPEDIA
FOOTNOTE
15
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Not necessary to include in a bibliography if included in a footnote.
Dictionary of American Biography, s.v. “Whitman, Walt.”
ARTICLE IN A LESS WELL-KNOWN ENCYCLOPEDIA
FOOTNOTE
16
Encyclopedia of American Cultural & Intellectual History (New York: Charles
Scribner’s Sons, 2001), s.vv.”Education in Early America,” “The Transformation of
American Religion, 1776-1838.”
3
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History. New York: Charles
Scribner’s Sons, 2001.
CHAPTER FROM BOOK OF READINGS
FOOTNOTE
17
John Stuart Mill, “Free Will, Man, and History,” in Readings in Philosophy, ed.
John Herman Randall, Justus Buchler and Evelyn Urban Shirk (New York: Barnes &
Noble, 1946), 197.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Mill, John Stuart. “Free Will, Man, and History.” In Readings in Philosophy, ed.
Herman Randall, Justus Buchler and Evelyn Urban Shirk, 197-218. New
York: Barnes & Noble, 1946.
CD-ROM
FOOTNOTE
18
Oxford English Dictionary, 2d ed., s.v. “cross” [CD-ROM] (Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 1992).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Oxford English Dictionary, 2d ed., s.v. “cross” CD-ROM. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 1992.
ON-LINE DATABASE
FOOTNOTE
19
Plato, The Republic, in the Perseus Digital Library,
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0168 (accessed
27 July 2010).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“ Perseus Digital Library. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
INTERNET/WORLD WIDE WEB
FOOTNOTE
20
Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. (Salt Lake City, UT: Project
Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, 2004), http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/76
(Accessed July 28, 2008).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Salt Lake City, UT: Project
Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, 2004.
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/76 (Accessed July 28, 2008)
4
For further guidance on citing electronic sources consult the following publications or World Wide Web
sites:
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations : Chicago Style for Students and
Researchers. 7th ed. The basis for this handout, the published book is located at the Main Library
Reference Collection LB2369.T8 2007
The Internet Public Library. Citing Electronic Resources. Available at
http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/netciteFARQ.html
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed. (2009) located at the Main Library Reference
Desk, LB 2369.G53 2009
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010) located at the Main Library
Reference Desk, BF76.7 .P83 2010b
rev. 8/12 -- BC
5