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Turabian = Kate L. Turabian’sManual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Turabian is the student version ofThe Chicago Manual of Style,aimed at high school and college students who are writing papers, theses, and dissertations.The Chicago Manual of Styleis aimed at professional scholars and publishers. Think of Turabian as Chicago for beginners.
Turabian is written inChicago style, but it’s much shorter thanCMOS. There are many websites that show examples of citations in Turabian style. Here’s ourquick guide.
There are small differences between the two books. For instance, Turabian requires you to tell the date you accessed a website that you are citing.CMOSleaves it up to the writer.CMOSomits advice on how to set up margins and title pages. But for the most part, the citation styles are the same.
Quick guide to Turabian-style citations(for student papers, theses, and dissertations)
Quick guide to Chicago-style citations(for professional publishing)
