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It can be difficult to construct a citation when no matching example is given unless you know the underlying principles. Mills does not provide a summary of the principles used for Mills style. This list is an attempt to provide that summary. As such, citations are given to Mills's works in support of each principle. | It can be difficult to construct a citation when no matching example is given unless you know the underlying principles. Mills does not provide a summary of the principles used for Mills style. This list is an attempt to provide that summary. As such, citations are given to Mills's works in support of each principle. | ||
*Mills Style is grounded in the Chicago Manual of Style, Humanities style.<ref>add</ref> | *Mills Style is grounded in the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS), Humanities style.<ref>add</ref> | ||
*Redundant information need not be repeated in a citation.<ref>add more</ref><ref>EE, 666; creator's role.</ref> | *Redundant information need not be repeated in a citation.<ref>add more</ref><ref>EE, 666; creator's role.</ref> | ||
*Default values in citations do not need to be specified. | *Default values in citations do not need to be specified. | ||
**"Author" is the default creator's role.<ref>EE, 666.</ref> | **"Author" is the default creator's role.<ref>EE, 666.</ref> | ||
**"Paper" is the default medium.<ref>CMS 15th ed., 684.</ref> | **"Paper" is the default medium.<ref>CMS 15th ed., 684.</ref> | ||
= Differences from Chicago Manual of Style = | |||
*Mills italicizes series titles if it "is considered a formal title for [the] set of materials."<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 716.</ref> If "the name of the series is not self explanatory," the title is not italicized.<ref>Mills, ''Evidence Explained,'' 718,721-2.</ref> CMS never italicizes a series title.<ref>''CMS'' 15th ed., 669.</ref> | |||
= Notes<br> = | = Notes<br> = | ||
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