Kate L. Turabian died in 1987 after the publication of the fifth edition, which was revised by members of the Press editorial staff; they also revised the sixth and seventh editions. For the seventh edition, Booth, Colomb and Williams expanded the focus of the book by adding extensive new material adapted from their book The craft of research.
Original edition published as: A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations / Kate L. Turabian. 1955.
A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago style for students and researchers by Wayne C. Booth. ISBN 9780226816388. Published by The University of Chicago Press in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.