Comments on: Chicago Manual of Style http://editorwriter.org/2009/books/chicago-manual-of-style/ For freelance editors and, yes, writers. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:04:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Jennifer Escalona http://editorwriter.org/2009/books/chicago-manual-of-style/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Jennifer Escalona Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:59:03 +0000 http://editorwriter.org/?p=79#comment-21 I was a history major, so I have about 6 copies of the Chicago around my house. Imagine my chagrin when, years out of college, I discovered Son of Citation Machine. http://citationmachine.net/ This site lets you enter some info about your source and then it automatically finesses it into any citation style you choose. The site is no substitute for all the er... fascinating style essays you can find in the Chicago Manual and its ilk, but it does in a pinch. (Warning - I haven't had the occasion to use this site, so don't hold me responsible if it spits out a bad citation. I would advise checking Citation Machine citations against the book before turning anything in.) I was a history major, so I have about 6 copies of the Chicago around my house. Imagine my chagrin when, years out of college, I discovered Son of Citation Machine.

http://citationmachine.net/

This site lets you enter some info about your source and then it automatically finesses it into any citation style you choose. The site is no substitute for all the er… fascinating style essays you can find in the Chicago Manual and its ilk, but it does in a pinch.

(Warning – I haven’t had the occasion to use this site, so don’t hold me responsible if it spits out a bad citation. I would advise checking Citation Machine citations against the book before turning anything in.)

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