You need to give credit to those people and organisations that have created the work and ideas that you have use, or refer to, in your assignment. This is done by creating citations for each source you use. Providing citations (or referencing) also helps those who view your work to locate these original sources. If you do not reference correctly, you are guilty of plagiarism. Penalties for plagiarism can be severe.
A citation includes the author's name, date of publication, location of the publishing company or URL, name of the book, journal title or website, and any other relevant information such as edition, issue number, DOI (Digital Object Identifer) etc. which will identify the source.
There are many different referencing styles, eg Harvard, APA, MLA, Vancouver as well as Chicago. A referencing style dictates the information necessary for a citation, as well as how the information is ordered, the punctuation and other formatting. Be aware that there are also variations in formatting within a style. Be consistent with the formatting that you use.
Chicago is used mainly for History, Fine Arts and Business. Check with your lecturer for the required referencing style.
For more specific information and examples, click on the drop down arrow next to the Chicago Referencing tab above 
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All information and most examples in this section are from Chicago Manual of Style. The book is available in the Arts Reference area at Adelaide City campus, or visit the website.
