2. Shifting from MLA to CMS Style of Writing

3. Similarities & Differences in Modern Language Association and
Comparing MLA and CMS
Similarities & Differences in
Modern Language Association and
Chicago Manual of Style 3

4. A Manual for Writers, 7th ed.
Of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
By Kate L. Turabian 4

5. Similarities in Styles
1 in. margins all the way around
Double-spaced throughout (except block quotes, more than 5 lines, in CMS – single-spaced)
Generally 12 pt. New Roman, Times or Courier fonts

6. Similarities in Styles
“Works cited” – only and all sources cited in the main body of the text should be included there
Hanging indent:
Kelly, Brian M. One Step Closer to Christ: Evangelism as Spiritual Pilgrimage Together. Scotts Valley, CA: 2000.
Italics or bold for emphasis not underline 6

7. CMS uses footnotes not parenthetical (Author Yr)
Differences in Styles
CMS uses footnotes not parenthetical (Author Yr)
When citing online subscription databases (i.e.; EBSCO, Gale Group, Academic Premier, etc.) MLA allows for just the database name, no URL is required – CMS asks for the URL for the main page of the database. 7

8. Citing books in footnote (N) vs. works cited (R):
Key Issues in CMS
Citing books in footnote (N) vs. works cited (R):
N - Brian Kelly, One Step Closer to Christ: Evangelism as Spiritual Pilgrimage Together (Scotts Valley, CA: 2000), 140.
R – Kelly, Brian. One Step Closer to Christ: Evangelism as Spiritual Pilgrimage Together. Scotts Valley, CA: 2000.
Differences? 8

9. Citing journal articles:
Key Issues in CMS
Citing journal articles:
N - Nancy L. Green, “The Politics of Exit: Reversing the Immigration Paradigm,” Journal of Modern History 77 (June 2005): 275.
R –Green, Nancy L. “The Politics of Exit: Reversing the Immigration Paradigm.” Journal of Modern History 77 (June 2005):
Differences? 9

10. Citing articles from online sources:
Key Issues in CMS
Citing articles from online sources:
N - Nancy L. Green, “The Politics of Exit: Reversing the Immigration Paradigm,” Journal of Modern History 77 (June 2005), under “Immigration,” (accessed April 23, 2008). 10

11. Citing articles from online sources:
Key Issues in CMS
Citing articles from online sources:
R –Green, Nancy L. “The Politics of Exit: Reversing the Immigration Paradigm.” Journal of Modern History 77 (June 2005): /journal/issues/v77/ html (accessed April 23, 2008). 11

12. Citing articles from online databases:
Key Issues in CMS
Citing articles from online databases:
N- 5The Digital Karl Barth Library, (accessed April 23, 2008).
R - The Digital Karl Barth Library. m/ (accessed January 8, 2008). 12

13. Citing articles from Steelman Library online databases :
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Citing articles from Steelman Library online databases :
R - Harvey, Diane. “Entertainment Theology: New-Edge Spirituality in a Digital Democracy.” Library Journal 133, no. 6, (April 2008): in Business Source Premier, (accessed April 23, 2008). 13

14. Citing articles from a reference work without an author cited:
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Citing articles from a reference work without an author cited:
N - W. Bauer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Trans. by W.F. Arndt and F. Wilbur Gingrich; Rev. and Augmented by F.W. Gingrich and F.W. Danker; 2nd ed.; Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1979), s.v. “Christos.” 14

15. Citing articles from a reference work with an author cited:
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Citing articles from a reference work with an author cited:
N – Gunther Wanke, “Phobos in the Old Testament” in Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, G. Kittel and G. Gerhard, eds., 10 vols., (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdman's Publishing Co., 1974), IX; 15

16. Common abbreviations:
Key Issues in CMS
Common abbreviations:
Ibid. – ibedem, in the same place – used in footnote to ref. an immediate previous citation, if different page then Ibid., 99.
op. cit. – opera citato, in the work cited, to ref. a previous citation of author if only one work of the author is cited, otherwise first word of the work ref. should be used also. 16

17. Common abbreviations: i.e. - id est, that is
Key Issues in CMS
Common abbreviations:
i.e. - id est, that is
e.g. – exempli gratia, for example
s.v. (pl. s.vv.) – sub verbo, sub voce, under the word(s)
v. (pl. vv.) – verse, verso
Cf. – confer, compare 17

18. A Manual for Writers, 7th ed.
Got Questions? Cf.:
A Manual for Writers, 7th ed.
Of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
By Kate L. Turabian 18

19. The Owl at Purdue- Online Writing Lab
Got Questions? Cf.:
The Owl at Purdue- Online Writing Lab
Chicago Manual of Style online 19