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Turabian Citation Examples

Updated to A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th Edition (April 2004) See sections 8.84-8.96, 8.141, 11.57.

An article from the online version of the Chronicle of Higher Education:

Bibliography:

Guterman, Lila."Robo-Rats: Researchers Report Directing Rodent's Movements with Electrode Implants," The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 2, 2002 http://chronicle.com/daily/2002/05/2002050204n.htm [accessed May 25, 2006].

Footnote:

9Lila Guterman, "Robo-Rats: Researchers Report Directing Rodent's Movements with Electrode Implants," The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 2, 2002 http://chronicle.com/daily/2002/05/2002050204n.htm [accessed May 25 2006].

Footnote, short form:

2Guterman, Chronicle of Higher Education.

OR     2Guterman, "Robo-Rats".

OR     2Guterman.

Ibid.

3Ibid.

In text reference:

(Guterman, 2002)

A full text copy of John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion as found on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library web site, which is a digital collection of works in public domain:

Bibliography:

Calvin, John. Institutes of Christian Religion. Trans. by Henry Beveridge, Esq. London: Bonham Norton, 1599. Christian Classics Ethereal Library. November 1999. Calvin College. http://www.ccel.org/c/calvin/institutes/institutes.html [accessed September 20, 2001].

Footnote:

8John Calvin, Institutes of Christian Religion, trans. by Henry Beveridge, Esq. (London: Bonham Norton, 1599) Christian Classics Ethereal Library http://www.ccel.org/c/calvin/institutes/institutes.html [accessed September 20, 2001].

Footnote, short form:

15Calvin, Institutes, bk II, ch. 10.

OR 15Calvin, bk II, ch. 10. 

Ibid.

16Ibid., bk II, ch. 11.

In text reference:

(Calvin, 1599)

A periodical article from an online database:

Bibliography:

Glausiusz, Josie. "The Woes of the Clones." Discover, August 2002, 11. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed August 9,2002).

Footnote:

8Josie, Glausiusz, "The Woes of the Clones," Discover, August 2002, 11.

Footnote, short form:

10Glausiusz, Discover, 12.

OR     10Glausiusz, "Woes of Clones", 12.

OR     10Glausiusz, 12.

Ibid.

25Ibid., 11.

In text reference:

(Glausiusz, 2002)

An electronic book from the Humanities E-Book Project database.

Bibliography:

Becker, Marvin B. Civility and Society in Western Europe, 1300-1600. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988. http://name.umdl.umich.edu/heb01167 (accessed February 14, 2006).

Footnote:

21Marvin B. Becker, Civility and Society in Western Europe, 1300-1600 (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988), 54-57, http://name.umdl.umich.edu/heb01167 (accessed February 14, 2006).

Footnote, short form:

24Becker, Civility and Society, 22.

OR     24Becker, 22.

Ibid.

25Ibid., 54-57.

In text reference:

(Becker, 1988)

What does Ibid. mean?

"Ibidem: In the same place; in the same book, chapter, passage, etc." -- Oxford English Dictionary.
Use Ibid. to indicate a reference that would be exactly like the one preceding it.