Please Note: This guide has not yet been updated to the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition, released in 2017. For the most up-to-date version of Chicago Manual of Style guidelines either check the Chicago Manual of Style (in the library) or consult the Purdue OWL Chicago Manual of Style guide, which has been updated.
The Chicago Manual of Style is a standardized format used in writing and is provides guidelines used to format and structure a document, cite other authors and works, and create a bibliography. See The Chicago Manual of Style Online for more details.
It contains two basic documentation systems:
(1) Notes and Bibliography
Each documentation system tends to be used by scholars/students in different subject areas:
Aside from the use of notes versus parenthetical references in the text, the two systems share a similar style.