Chicago 17 citation cheat sheet
A three-page reference for Chicago 17. Covers both systems (Notes-Bibliography and Author-Date), when to use each, and template patterns for book, journal article, website, chapter, newspaper, and the AD reference list. Includes the 8 mistakes Chicago papers fail on most often.
What is inside
- System choice: Notes-Bibliography vs Author-Date, when to pick each
- Paper format: margins, font, block quotes, page numbers
- Notes-Bibliography in-text: first note vs short note, why ibid is deprecated
- Bibliography templates and Author-Date reference list templates
- 8 common Chicago 17 mistakes