'Chicago Style Guide, for 17th Edition: Ibid.' Last updated July 26, 2019. Here are my references for the background of Ibid.: Click on References in the top menu, choose Turabian from the drop down menu, and then choose Insert Footnote. Tolkein, The Hobbit, (Crows Nest, Australia: George Allen & Unwin, 1937), 42. To insert footnotes: In Microsoft Word, click in the text to place an insertion point where you are referring to a source used for information. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, (New York: Arthur A. Chicago/Turabian (NB): Footnotes and Endnotes Learning Objectives Key Takeaways Footnotes and Endnotes Creating a Footnote Numbering Creating the Notes.

But if I reference something else before the second citation, I have to put a truncated version of the citation. Since there aren't any citations between them, I can use it. In this case, I am referencing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows twice, but with different pages. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, (New York: Arthur A. Rather than repeating the citation, which can look overly complicated, they use this and then what ever page or timecode etc. is an abbreviation of the Latin word 'ibidem,' which means 'in the same place.'¹ Researchers use this when they reference the same source several times in a row.

Turabian footnotes