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History: Writing and Citing

Writing and Citing

Citation Guide

The History Department's Concise Guide to Essay Writing includes several pages on footnotes and bibliography layout.
This should be accessible via your course's Learn site.

UC History uses the Chicago, notes and bibliography (NB), style, which their guide is based on. For  a range of related referencing examples this Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) is also well worth exploring.

Books about history research & writing

Going to the sources : a guide to historical research and writing
The historian's toolbox : a student's guide to the theory and craft of history
The information-literate historian : a guide to research for history students
A short guide to writing about history
Writing history essays : a student's guide
Writing history : theory & practice


For Postgraduates

How to write a thesis
Writing for academic success

See also: Thesis guide

 

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