Department of History Style
The argument of an essay must be supported by exact references to the
sources used. These references should take the form of footnotes or
endnotes. References in the text, such as the author-date or Harvard
system, are not acceptable in history essays.
There are a variety of different citation styles in use; scholarly
journals and academic presses may use their own particular style.
The History Department's recommended referencing style is set out in
The Chicago Manual of Style, fourteenth edition. Copies of this
are available in the Baillieu Library as well as in the Jessie Webb
Library.
Kate Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and
Dissertations, 6th ed., which is available in an inexpensive ($22.95)
paperback edition, also follows Chicago 14 A style. Copies of Turabian's
manual may also be found in the Jessie Webb Library.
Reminder (lest you think we have given in completely to the dictates
of American cultural imperialism): The Chicago Manual of Style
should be used as a guide in matters of citation conventions. For the
issues of usage, spelling, punctuation or grammar students should still
refer to the Australian Government Style Manual.
Many bibliographic programs, such as EndNote and ProCite, will build
references for you and insert them into a paper in the format you choose.
EndNote, the program recommended by the University of Melbourne, includes
Chicago 14 A among its supported citation styles. Creating an Endnote
library and then using the Chicago 14 A Note and bibliographical style
will make it easy for you to produce footnotes and bibliographies which
conform to the History Department citation requirements.
