 This video explains how to format your paper according to Chicago Notes Bibliography style 16th edition and is aimed at university students, not researchers submitting papers for publication. I will go over the basic information students need to know if your instructor has asked you to format your paper in Chicago Notes Bibliography style, including margins, fonts, spacing, page numbering, the title page, and bibliography. Keep in mind these are just general guidelines. If your instructor has given you specific instructions that differ from the official Chicago guidelines, always go with what your instructor has asked you to do. And if you're unsure, it's best to check with them. Let's start with the basics of formatting. Chicago recommends using at least one inch margins on the top, bottom, left and right of each page, and using Times New Roman, Courier, or Helvetica font. At least 10 point and preferably 12 point type. Your paper should be double spaced, except for block quotes, tables, footnotes, or endnotes, and your bibliography. The page number can be placed on the top right, top center, bottom right, or the bottom center of each page. Next, let's look at how your title page should be formatted. The title page should have one inch margins, should be double spaced, and have the same font as the rest of your paper. The title of your paper should be centered and in the upper half of the page. If there's a subtitle, it goes in the second line. The title and subtitle should be in bold. Several lines below your title put your name, followed by the course, and date. If your instructor has specified that you should add any additional information, make sure to follow their directions. Do not place a page number on the title page. Start your page numbering on the first page of the body of your paper. At the end of your paper, you should also have a bibliography, containing full citations for all the sources you referred to or quoted in your paper. Your bibliography should have the same one inch margins and font as the rest of your paper. However, your bibliography should be single spaced with double spacing between entries. Resist the temptation to put bibliography in larger, colored, bold, or italicized font. It should be alphabetical by author's last name. The first line is not indented, but the following lines are, indent by hitting the tab key once. If you have more than one work by the same author, you can use a 3M dash instead of repeating their name. A 3M dash is six unspaced hyphens. Finally, continue your page numbering onto any pages of your bibliography. How you format each entry in your bibliography and what type of information you need to include will depend on the type of source you're citing. Watch our videos on how to cite a book, e-book, journal article, newspaper or magazine, thesis or dissertation, or website for specific information. Or visit the Munn Libraries website and check out our Chicago Notes Bibliography Style Guide and chat live with library staff. Thanks for watching.