Most assignments in history and other humanities classes are based to some extent on reading. At times you will be asked to respond to one or two readings, such as essays or historical documents.
At other times, you may be asked to write a research paper that draws on a wide variety of sources. For such assignments, you need to conduct library research, being careful to evaluate sources and manage the information you gather. You also need to choose a documentation style.
Most history instructors and some humanities instructors require you to document your sources with footnotes or endnotes based on The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. (Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2003).
When writing a history paper that draws on written sources, you face several challenges:
integrating quotations and other source material
using footnotes or endnotes in your text
creating a bibliography at the end of your text
When you do your library research, you want to be sure to capture all the information you need to document each source. With citation at a glance, you can see exactly what information to gather and where to find it in your sources.
Directory to Chicago (CMS) in-text citation models
Directory to Chicago (CMS) works cited models