Many Social Science disciplines use the Chicago Author-Date format for citing sources. The most recent guide is the 16th edition (2010) of the Chicago Manual of Style.
The following examples of the most commons types of citations are adapted from the 16th edition. For additional examples, consult chapter 15 of the Chicago manual or browse the online quick guide at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html.
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Pollan, Michael. 2006. The Omnivore's Dillemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin.
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Ward, Geoffrey C., and Ken Burns. 2007. The War: An Intimate History, 1941–1945. New York: Knopf.
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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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Greenberg, Joel, ed. 2008. Of Prairie Woods and Water: Two Centuries of Chicago Nature Writing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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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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Choi, Mihwa. 2008. “Contesting Imaginaires in Death Rituals during the Northern Song Dynasty.” PhD diss., University of Chicago.
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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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