This guide is based on the The Chicago Manual of Style 15th ed. (University of Chicago Press, 2003). Examples are shown for the newer Author-Date system recommended for the physical, natural, and social sciences.

Reference List items are listed alphabetically at the end of the research paper. In-Text citations are noted in the body of paper.

For additional examples, please consult The Chicago Manual of Style 15th ed. available in the Reference collections in many Ohio State University Libraries. (Z253 U69 2003. See also the Chicago Manual of Style Web site at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html.

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Kourik, Robert. 1998. The lavender garden: Beautiful 
	varieties to grow and gather. San Francisco: 
	Chronicle Books.

In-Text:

(Kourik 1998, 72)

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Flinders, David J. and Geoffrey E. Mills, eds. 1993. 
	Theory and concepts in qualitative research: 
	Perspectives from the field. New York: Teachers 
	College Press.

In-Text:

(Flinders and Mills 1993, 106-8)

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Ohio State University. Natural Resources Institute. 1959. 
	A directory of Ohio facilities and services 
	for resource conservation. Columbus: Natural 
	Resources Institute.

In-Text:

(Ohio State 1959, 33)

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Terborgh, James. 1974. Perservation of natural diversity: 
	The problem of extinction-prone species. 
	BioScience 24: 715-22.

In-Text:

(Terborgh 1974, 720)

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Bolzan, John F. and Kristen C. Jezek. 2000. Accumulation 
	rate changes in central Greenland from passive 
	microwave data. Polar Geography 27(4):
	277-319.

In-Text:

(Bolzan and Jezek 2000, 280)

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Zamiska, Nicholas and Nicholas Casey. 2007. Toy
	makers face dilemma over supplier. Wall 
	Street Journal. August 17, Corporate
	Focus section.

In-Text:

Zamiska and Casey 2007)

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Karcz. J. 2006. First-principles examination of 
	molecule formation in interstellar grains. 
	PhD diss., Cornell University. 

In-Text:

(Karcz 2006)

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Thomas, Trevor M. 1956. Wales: Land of mines and quarries. 
	Geographical Review 46, no. 1: (January), 
	http://www.jstor.org/ (accessed June 30, 2007).

In-Text:

(Thomas 1956)

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Rollin, Bernard E. 1998. The unheeded Ccry: Animal 
	consciousness, animal pain, and science. 
	Ames, IA. The Iowa State University Press. 
	http://www.netlibrary.com  (accessed June 30, 
	2007). 

In-Text:

(Rollin 1998)

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Hermans-Killam, Linda. Infrared astronomy. California
	Institute of Technology. http://coolcosmos.ipac.
	caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/ir_tutorial/
	(accessed July 7, 2007).

In-Text:

(Hermans.Killam)

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