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Examples of Chicago Style
There are two types of Chicago Style citations, Notes & Bibliography style and Author-Date style.
Notes & Bibliography Examples (Humanities)
- Sample Humanities CitationsNotes & Bibliography is the type of Chicago style citation typically used in the humanities.
Author-Date Style (Social Sciences)
- Sample Social Sciences CitationsAuthor-Date is the type of Chicago style citation typically used in the social sciences.
Examples of APA Style 7th Edition
- In-Text Citations ExamplesSee examples of how to cite your sources within a paper or presentation
- Reference List ExamplesSee examples of how to cite common resources in your Reference list at the end of your paper or presentation
ZoteroBib
For class Projects and short Research Papers
ZoteroBib is a free service to help people quickly create bibliographies. It doesn't need software download to operate, and it works on any device, including tablets and phones.
Here's a short demo of how ZoteroBib works:
To learn more about this service, please visit their blog entry "Introducing ZoteroBib: Perfect bibliographies in minutes"
What is Zotero?
Zotero is a free citation management tool that will help you to save and organize sources, create citations in a wide variety of formats, and share sources with others in a group. Zotero connects easily with Microsoft Word and Google Docs so you can insert citations directly in your text and automatically generate a reference list.
- ZoteroZotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research. Sign in through your JMU email, you now have access to unlimited storage. Upgrade to Zotero 6 to see how they’ve created a whole new way of managing PDFs and annotations. You can upgrade to Zotero 6 from within Zotero by going to Help → “Check for Updates.”
- Zotero ConnectorBrowser plug-in that allows you to save sources directly to Zotero from websites and databases.