The Turabian style is a citing and referencing system based on the Chicago style - it is named after Kate Turabian from the University of Chicago who authored a manual to guide students in citing and referencing when writing research papers. See:

Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations : Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. 7th ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2007.
The manual is available in all branches of the library at 808.02 T929M 2007

See also the booklet produced by the Department of Theory of Art & Design, Monash University:
Roberts, Julie. "Documenting Your Essays." In (Almost) Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in the Department of Theory of Art " Design, 55-64, 2007.
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There are two forms of the Turabian style:

1. A footnote - bibliography style (widely used for art history and theory)
2. An author - date style (widely used for design disciplines)

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