- University Libraries Databases
- WMU Research Guides
- HIST 2900: The Historian's Craft
- Citing Sources/Style Guides
HIST 2900: The Historian's Craft
History Department Guidelines
The History Department at WMU requires the use of the Chicago Manual of Style when citing your sources. However, sometimes it permits students to use Kate Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations, which is a simplified version of the Chicago Manual. If in doubt--ask your instructor!
- Chicago Manual of StyleZ 253 .C57 17th 2017 (Ref)
A detailed and comprehensive guide for papers, articles, theses, dissertations, and books. It is the "Bible" for many publication guidelines. - Chicago Manual of Style Quick GuideYou may want to start with this quick guide to the Chicago Manual of Style.
- Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. TurabianCall number: LB 2369 .T8 2018 (Ref)
This is the guide by Kate Turabian, often used in history. The link takes you to a quick guide that shows to cite some common sources, such as books and articles.
OWL -- The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
The Writing Lab at Purdue University does a superb job of helping to guide students in the use of the writing style guides. Be sure and visit their site once you have put your own citations into the proper format to see check your work.
