How To Cite Using CMOS

How to Cite Using Chicago Manual of style

Footnotes in Microsoft Word and Google Docs

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Index

Why Cite?

When To Cite?

Quote & Footnote Example

Chicago Manual of Style?

How to Cite W/ Google Docs

How to Cite W/ MS Word

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Why Should I Cite Sources?

Ideas and Ownership Principle

Why cite sources?

The Purpose of Citations

1. You want to given credit to the original sources of factual information, opinions, and ideas. 2. You want to give your reader a way to easily locate the research you use in your writing.

When to Cite Sources?

Always Cite:

When you introduce, build upon, paraphrase, or quote directly from a source.

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How to Cite Sources

Using Chicago Manual of Style

Why Use cMOS To Cite?

The Chicago Manual of Style

Every discipline has their own preferred way of citing sources. In History, we use the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS). You will use CMOS footnotes to cite sources in your history essays.

How to Use cMOS To Cite?

Footnotes

Footnotes are easy to insert in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.

How to insert a Footnote In Microsoft Word

Excel, Word and PowerPoint Tutorials from Howtech, “How to Insert Footnote in Word,” YouTube Video, 0:56, May 5, 2013, https://youtu.be/r9_dw_CxG6w

How to insert a Footnote In Google Docs

TigerTips, “Google Docs Footnote - How to Insert a Footnote,” YouTube Video, 0:31, May 20, 2018, https://youtu.be/sr95SW5hECo

What Info to Write In Your Footnote?

It depends on the type of source!

The Basic Structure of a Note

Check the CMOS QuickCite Guide to determine what information to include in your footnote. Generally, you will want to include the author, title, and facts of the publication.

"Indeed, to write about history is to write about sources."

1. Richard Marius and Melvin E. Page, A Short Guide to Writing About History (New York: Pearson/Longman, 2010), 150.

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