The Student Handbook specifies the Turabian Manual for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed. as the official style guide for papers presented in classes at Nashotah House. However, some instructors may request that you observe certain conventions contained in the SBL Handbook of Style--particularly with regard to scripture references (SBLHS section 8.2) and journal abbreviations (SBLHS 8.4.1 and 8.4.2).

Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 7th ed.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Library Call Number: REF LB 2369 .T8 2007.

Alexander, Patrick H., ed. The SBL Handbook of Style : For Ancient Near Eastern,

Biblical, and Early Christian Studies. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1999.
Library Call Number: Ref PN 147.S26 1999

Web Guides for Footnotes and Bibliographic Entries in Turabian Style

• Nashotah House "Citation Guide" Handout (New revision is pending.)
• Nashotah House "Writing a Research Paper" Handout
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Turabian Style Web Page

Software for Composing Bibliography and Notes in Turabian Format (all of these work with or as add-ins to Microsoft Word)

• Remember that each of the library's databases includes a tool for formulating citations in the Turabian style. When displaying the complete record for an item in one of the databases, you will find a citation link somewhere on the page, and clicking that link will display a correct bibliographic citation in Turabian style.
• ottobib (free service as of 7/20/2007)
• EazyPaper ($39.95 or $69.95, one-time price depending on options)
• StyleEase for Chicago and Turabian Style ($35, one-time price)
• RefWorks ($100 annual subscription)

A Microsoft Word Replacement for Scholars

• Nota Bene Some scholars prefer to use Nota Bene for word-processing because it is specifically designed with the needs of scholars in mind: citation creation and paper formatting, personal database, and other features are integrated into the Nota Bene software. With the student discount, the full scholar's version of Nota Bene may be purchased for $249 ($299 for added non-English language support).