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6th May 2020

2-minute read

How to Cite a Thesis or Dissertation in Chicago Footnote Referencing

Have you found useful ideas or data in someone else’s dissertation or thesis to support...

22nd April 2020

3-minute read

How to Cite an Image in Chicago Author–Date Referencing

How do you cite an image in an essay? This depends on a few factors!...

20th April 2020

3-minute read

How to Cite an Image in Chicago Footnote Referencing

Need to reference an image in an essay? Then make sure you cite it, too!...

26th March 2020

3-minute read

How to Cite a Poem in Chicago Author–Date Referencing

In an earlier post, we looked at how to cite a poem in Chicago footnote...

17th March 2020

4-minute read

How to Cite a Poem in Chicago Footnote Referencing

If you’re studying literature, there’s a good chance you’ll write about poetry in your work....

25th February 2020

3-minute read

How to Format a Bibliography in Chicago Referencing

As with most citation systems, Chicago referencing requires you to list all cited sources at...

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3rd February 2020

3-minute read

How to Cite Personal Communications in Chicago Referencing

Letters and emails can be valuable sources of information when writing an essay, but they’re...

15th August 2019

3-minute read

What Are Style Guides? Chicago, APA, MLA and More

It’s difficult to find a consensus on what makes good writing. This is because stylistic...

27th July 2019

3-minute read

Referencing Tips: Chicago and Turabian Referencing

You have a choice of many referencing systems in academic writing. And many of these...

17th May 2019

2-minute read

Quoting Sources in Chicago Referencing

When writing an academic paper, you may need to quote something you’ve read somewhere. But...

7th April 2019

3-minute read

Missing Information in Chicago Author–Date Referencing

Do you feel like there’s something missing from your life? Well, if what you’re missing...

19th March 2019

4-minute read

A Guide to Chicago Author–Date Citations

The Chicago Manual of Style sets out two approaches to referencing sources in academic writing,...