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Identifying & Using Scholarly Sources

Best practices for selecting authoritative scholarly sources for your research needs.

Turabian Paper-Formatting Worksheets

Margins & Page Numbers

Turabian Margins & Page Number Formatting Worksheet

Title Page

Title Page Tip Sheet

 

Table of Contents

 

Table of Contents Worksheet

 

Lists of Tables or Figures

 

Turabian Tip Sheet for lists of tables or figures

 

Introduction or Conclusion

 

Turabian tip sheet for introductions or conclusions

 

Main Text

 

Turabian Tip Sheet 6

 

Sections and Subheads

 

Turabian Tip Sheet 7

 

Chapter Opening Page

 

Turabian Tip Sheet 8

 

Figure and Figure Caption

 

Turabian Tip Sheet 9

 

Bibliography

 

Turabian Tip Sheet 10

 

Endnotes

 

Turabian Tip Sheet 11

 

Footnotes

 

Turabian Tip Sheet 12

 

Parenthetical (aka In-Text) Citations ***

 

Turabian Tip Sheet 13

 

Reference List

 

Turabian Tip Sheet 14

*** When writing papers for your CDU courses, Parenthetical (In-Text) Citations should only be used to cite the BIBLE, the CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, CHURCH DOCUMENTS, and the SUMMA. All other citations should be formatted as FOOTNOTES.