Resource Overview Alternate Title(s): The Chicago Manual of Style Link to Resource Connect to Resource Now in its 17th edition, the Chicago Manual of Style is one of the most referred to style manuals in the English language, guiding users on manuscript preparation, publication, grammar, usage, and documentation. This online version makes this information available to you where you need it, with easy access to each section, the figures and tables, a previous edition, and a search function. Note that Turabian's Manual for Writers of Term Papers is based on the Chicago Manual of Style. The 17th edition became available to Laurier Library in August 2017, and we subscribed to the 16th edition before that. Laurier Library provides access to this through an OCUL deal along with Scientific style and format.