USAFA Library Guides: Military & Strategic Studies: Writing and Citing

Chicago Manual of Style

As you look for Chicago Style citation help, be sure to find out which method your work requires and refer specifically to the guidance that applies to that method. Both your in-text citations and your reference lists/bibliographies will differ according to which version you use.

Chicago Manual of Style Online
Two systems of source citation in CMOS:
1. Notes & Bibliography: The preferred system for all DFMI research papers
2. Author-Date: Different way of citing sources in the text of your paper
Glossary of Problematic Words & Phrases
Resources for Students: Chicago Style Turabian
Provides basic information on Chicago style with tip sheets to help improve your research skills and to write and format a paper

The Chicago Style Manual of Style
Call Number: Z 253 .U69 2017 (Ready Reference)
Print copy of the 17th edition at the Library's Information Services Desk

Purdue OWL: CMOS Formatting & Style Guide
Provides general guidelines plus learning and classroom resources. Top educational website to learn about Chicago and other formats..

Chicago Manual Style Examples

Notes and Bibliography Style

Notes & Bibliography: Sample Citations
Official Quick Guide examples of the notes-bib method

Notes & Bibliography Tip Sheet
Examples of common items cited using the Notes-Bib method

Author-Date Style

Author-Date: Sample Citations
Official Quick Guide examples of the author-date method

Author-Date Tip Sheet
Examples of common items cited using the Author-Date method

Citing Primary Sources

Citing Sources in Different Formats
Citing your sources for research in APA, MLA and more
How to Cite Government Publications
Citing government information resources
Library of Congress
Cite in Chicago, MLA, APA
Quick Guide for Citing Data
Get help citing data with style examples in APA, MLA and Chicago

GhatGPT and Generative AI

Evaluating ChatGPT-Generated Content
A chapter in "ChatGPT in Higher Education" has guidelines for evaluating ChatGPT-generated content and offers tips for integrating human judgment into the evaluation process.
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ChatGPT in Higher Education Copyright © 2023 by Rob Rose is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Footnote Help

Inserting Footnotes and Endnotes (Microsoft)
Instructions for inserting footnotes in Microsoft 365 & Word
Inserting Footnotes and Endnotes in Google Docs
Basic instructions for inserting a footnote in a Google Doc

Zotero

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use citation management tool that helps you to collect, manage, cite, and share your research sources. Being famiiar with the basic format structure of a particular style like Chicago is important to ensure consistent results when making a final bibliography in Zotero.

Zotero Setup
Instructions to set up your own Zotero account and information on adding, organizing, sharing and citing your sources
Zotero Documentation
Learn ways to start using Zotero for course assignments
Zotero Tutorials
Select from a list of video tutorials to learn about Zotero

Other Citation Management Tools

EasyBib
Free account is only available for MLA
Endnote Web
Available via the library's subscription to Web of Science
Mendeley (Elsevier)
Create a free account to organize and generate bibliographies, and collaborate with other researchers

Writing and Research

The Craft of Research by Booth, Wayne
Explains how to do research, find and evaluate sources, and make and write your argument.

Developing Military Learners’ Communication Skills: Using the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Air University publication to assist educators on methods for teaching military officers to communicate more effectively
Leadership and Military Writing: Direct, Organized, Strategic
An article in Military Review on how the ability to write effectively enhances leadership, with advice to prospective military writers

University Writing & Presentation Guides

Excelsior Online Writing Lab
Learn about the writing and research process, citing sources, critical thinking, presentations, and much more
Giving Presentations
Design and deliver effective presentations (Columbia College)
Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper
Step-by-step guidance on how to develop, organize and write a research paper. Section 5 explaines how to conduct a literature review. (Univ. of Southern California)
Policy Briefs
Tips & tools handout for writing a policy brief (UNC Chapel Hill)
Presentation Workshop
Tips & tools in developing & designing presentations (U. New Mexico)
Writer's Handbook
Help starting a research paper, the writing process and structure, creating an argument and developing a thesis statement (Univ of Wisconsin-Madison)
Writing Your Research Papers
Explains different aspects of the research process: annotating a bibliography, performing a literature review, and writing a thesis statement (San Jose State Univ)