Citing your sources is your best tool to avoid plagiarism. Stating where you retrieved your source material is a habit that protects you from disciplinary measures in college and legal liability throughout your life. In addition, informing your audience where you obtained the facts you utilized will only strengthen your credibility for readers.
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The ultimate purpose of most scholarly writing is to join the scholarly conversation about a topic. To do this, you must demonstrate that you have read others' related scholarly writings and then use that information as a springboard to develop your own arguments. If you do not cite your sources, it is impossible for readers to know if your supporting material is accurate or legitimately obtained.
However, citing your sources will elevate your writing to such a standing that perhaps another writer will cite you as a source when they join the scholarly conversation for themselves.
An online student guide for Chicago citation can be found here: COMS Shop Talk For Students
Many academic writers refer to Turabian style and Chicago style in the same breath. Turabian is the student version of the Chicago Manual of Style. It is named after author Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. While these two citation styles are nearly identical, Turabian provides guidance for students while the Chicago Manual focusses on the publication process.
The Author-Date system is preferred in the Sciences, in which sources are cited In-Text with a the Author’s last name and Date of Publication along with the Page Number, enclosed in parentheses. Much like APA and MLA, the In-Text Citation corresponds to a complete citation in a Bibliography at the end of the paper.
Example:
In-Text Citation:
(Omer 2020, 197)
Full Citation:
Omer, Allison. 2020. Bravery: How to unlock true courage. Chicago: Scholastic.
The Notes and Bibliography system is preferred in the Humanities, in which sources are cited in-text with a numbered Footnote or Endnote. A raised number indicates the presence of a Note, and the corresponding Foot/Endnote includes source details. A Bibliography is usually included at the end of the paper with a complete list of source citations.
Example:
Note:
1 Allison Omer, Bravery: How to Unlock True Courage (Chicago: Scholastic, 2020), 197.
Full citation:
Omer, Allison. Bravery: How to Unlock True Courage. Chicago: Scholastic, 2020.
This module focuses on the Notes and Bibliography system. For information about the Author-Date system, see the Chicago Manual of Style.