How to Cite Other Sources in Turabian Style

In our citation examples we use the following color coding:

  • Red – Author
  • Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
  • Pink – Date
  • Orange – Website/Publisher
  • Turquoise – Place of publication
  • Sienna – Pages
  • Gray – URL/database/website where the source is retrieved
  • Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e. its type, specific features etc.)

Course materials

Example:

Blush, Greta. “The Basics of Good Project Management.” Lecture, California Southern

University, Chandler, CA, March 12, 2020.

Footnote citation:

1. Greta Blush, “The Basics of Good Project Management” (lecture, California

Southern University, Chandler, CA, March 12, 2020).

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Films and video recordings

Movie citation

Example:

Hancock, John Lee, dir. The Little Things. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Pictures, 2021. DVD.

Footnote citation:

1. The Little Things, directed by John Lee Hancock (Burbank, CA: Warner Bros.

Pictures, 2021), DVD.

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YouTube video citation

Example:

“Midwest Access: The Importance of Teen Sleep.” YouTube video, 03:43. Posted by KTTC,

March, 28, 2024, www.youtube.com/watch?v=zueTsus1yMs.

Footnote citation:

1. “Midwest Access: The Importance of Teen Sleep,” YouTube video, 03:43,

posted by KTTC, March, 28, 2024, www.youtube.com/watch?v=zueTsus1yMs.

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Television programs

Example:

Mancuso, Gail, dir. Friends. Season 3, episode 1, “The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy.”

Aired September 19, 1996, on NBC.

Footnote citation:

1. Friends, season 3, episode 1, “The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy,” directed by

Gail Mancuso, written by Michael Curtis, aired September 19, 1996, on NBC.

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Personal communication

Personal communication should be mentioned in footnotes only. No bibliography entry is required.

Example:

1. Jared Jones, e-mail message, July 4, 2023.

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