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How To Use Ibid Term In Footnotes And Bibliographies?

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Sounding a lot more complicated than it has to, the ibid term is something that is going to make your life a lot easier. When you have two quotes from the same source (either on the same page or different ones) you can write out the first source and for the second you can simply write 'ibid' followed by the page number.

This is going to tell the reader that the second statement or quote is from the same book or website as the first one. This saves you from having a list of the same resource which is going to make your life a lot more complicated than it needs to be. Within the usual footnote and bibliography format, you can simply put ibid as you would the name of the source.

It is the most professional why for you to ensure that your footnotes are not going to be overrun with a list of the same source which can sometimes be very long. As long as you ensure that you provide the right page number and ensure that it is the same source you are not going to have to make the footnotes more complicated that it needs to be and your work is going to look clean and neat.

Using the ibid term is something that is easy to learn and that you should do on a regular basis if you are writing assignments or different pieces of work. The ibid term is there to ensure that you are not going to have to write the same source again if it is the same as the previous footnote. Obviously you cannot put 'ibid' under a source if the statement is not from the same one; it must follow the pattern of the list.
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In the Chicago referencing system, use ibid. To mean "See previous footnote". It is an abbreviation of the Latin 'ibidem', meaning "The same place".

Example:
1. Jones, P.: The Monkeys are Coming. Penguin Books (London 1993) p. 21/
2. Ibid. P. 45/

If you are quoting or referencing from the same page both times, it is not necessary to put the page number, so:
1. Jones, P.: The Monkeys are Coming. Penguin Books (London 1993) p. 21/
2. Ibid./
means that both references are from page 21.

Apologies for the problems with the format, this website does not allow italics or changes in font size. Nor does it allow you to use the enter key, so I was unable to start each example on a new line. I have therefore added forward slashes in an attempt to clarify this.

I hope this was useful

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