Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide The Chicago Manual of Style presents two basic documentation systems: (1) notes and bibliography and (2) author- Choosing between the two often depends on subject matter and the nature of sources cited， as each system is favored by different groups of The notes and bibliography style is preferred by many in the humanities， including those in literature， history， and the This style presents bibliographic information in notes and， often， a It accommodates a variety of sources， including esoteric ones less appropriate to the author-date The author-date system has long been used by those in the physical， natural， and social In this system， sources are briefly cited in the text， usually in parentheses， by author’s last name and date of The short citations are amplified in a list of references， where full bibliographic information is Aside from the use of notes versus parenthetical references in the text， the two systems share a similar Click on the tabs below to see some common examples of materials cited in each style， including examples of common electronic For numerous specific examples， see chapters 14 and 15 of the 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of S
