2.2.7 Referencing styles: footnote

Footnote referencing systems have three parts to every reference:

1. The in-text citation, which appears as a superscript number (a small number that sits higher than the normal line of text) is placed after a punctuation mark.
2. The footnote itself, which is located at the bottom of the same page as the in-text citation.
3. The end-text reference in the bibliography. A bibliography is similar to a reference list in that it is is located at the end of your writing and has specific information about the source text. Note however, that a bibliography can contain sources used in the preparation and research but not necessarily cited in the writing.

The University of Notre Dame uses two footnote referencing systems: Chicago Footnotes and Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC). Click on the tabs to see an example of Chicago in-text, footnote and end-text referencing.

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