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Writing a Critical Book Review for History Students: Citing Sources

A special topic guide on how to locate and use library resources to help you write your critical book review

Reference Management Software

You have choices.  Here's a list of three popular, widely-used reference managers.  Pick one that works well for you!

EndNote

Zotero

Mendeley

Chicago Manual of Style

The discipline of history uses the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) for citing and formatting sources.  The most recent edition is the 17th.

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Notes & Bibliography

Notes & Bibliography: Sample Citations