Citation Style

The preferred citation style at the China Center required for all area study courses and the writing workshop is the "Chicago style," with footnotes and bibliography in the "humanities style" documentation system set by the University of Chicago Press, perhaps the most definitive style reference for writers and publishers in the English language.

The 15th printed edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (2003) is on reference for students in the China Center library, as is A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian (1996), which is a useful guide to the 14th edition of this comprehensive manual. There is also a free on-line search tool at The Chicago Manual of Style on the Web that is indexed to the printed edition. A CD-Rom version of the 15th edition will be made available to students soon after its forthcoming publication at the end of 2005.

Students unsure how to cite Internet resources using the Chicago style may also consult:

A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources at Online!

A Brief Guide for Citation of Internet Sources in History and the Humanities at H-Net.

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