Dragana Sabovljev
Gradska narodna biblioteka „Žarko Zrenjanin“, Zrenjanin
dragana.sabovljev@gmail.com

doi: 10.19090/cit.2019.34.67-80
No. 34 (May 2019), p. 67-80

Chicago Style of Source Citation

Summary

Whether we see citation as retelling the words of others, as paraphrasing or summarizing someone’s ideas or attitudes in order to confi rm their own insight or argue with diff erent opinions, or just directing readers to related works, it requires a clear and detailed bibliographic description of the source. This includes rules that provide information on the bibliographic unit. These rules vary from one to another citation style. The choice of style depends on the scientifi c discipline, the rules prescribed by journals, scientifi c publications, and the collections of works in which the articles are to be published, or the affi nities of the authors themselves. This paper presents changes in the citation of diff erent types of material and sources published in the seventeenth edition of the Chicago style of source citation, with practical examples. The Editorial Board of Čitalište: A Scientifi c Journal for Theory and Practice of Librarianship decided to apply Notes and Bibliography style (i. e. Humanities style), in accordance with the practice applied in journals dealing with library and information activity worldwide. This work presents the ways of citing diff erent library and information material and sources which are most often used as referential literature in scientifi c or professional articles.
As can be seen from the new Guidelines, Chicago style of source citation has undergone signifi cant changes compared to previous editions. Much more attention is given to electronic sources and content created in diff erent social media. This is a consequence of the development of information and communication technologies and the infl uence of the media on all segments of life, including the scientifi c research.
Chicago style of source citation takes over the supremacy in the fi eld of scientifi c research in humanities. In the Act on Editing Journals of the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, it is listed as one of the styles supported by the leading international databases for evaluation, as well as by the Serbian Citation Index. Therefore, knowing its rules is very important.

Keywords:

citation, Chicago style of source citation, The Chicago Manual of Style – CMOS, bibliographic unit, footnote, bibliography, library and information material, source

Submitted: 6th April 2019
Correction to the manuscript: 18th April 2019
Accepted for publication: 20th April 2019

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