Citation Guide - Chicago Manual of Style Guide
Examples below are based on The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., located at Z253 U69 2003 Info. Commons Ref.
(Earlier editions may be available in the Main Stacks for checkout under the same call number.)
Note the specific punctuation, indentation, and abbreviation.
It is necessary to alphabetize a list of citations by author.
Do not indent the first line. If the information wraps onto more than one line, indent the next line/s 5 spaces or 1/2 inch.
EXAMPLES
Book with one author | Book with an editor | Journal articles | Newspaper article | Online article | Lecture | Interview | Web site | E-mail | Art Works | More Information & Examples | Turabian Guides
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| Author's last name, First name and Initial. title italics. Publication location:
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| Book with an editor | CMS |
| Editor's last name, First name and Initial, ed. Title italics. Publication location:
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| Journal article - one author | CMS |
| Author's last name, First name and Initial. "Title of the Article." Journal Title italics
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| Journal article - 3 authors | CMS |
Author's last name, First name, Author's First name and Last name, and Author's first
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| Newspaper article | CMS |
| Author's last name, First name. "Title of the article." Newspaper Title italics [city,
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| Note that according to the Chicago Manual of Style, citations to items in daily newspapers are made in the text, and are not necessary to mention in the reference list.
example: In the article entitled "Keyboard Grief: Coping with Computer-Caused Injuries," published in the Globe and Mail, 27 December 1993, Paul Taylor noted that... |
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| Online article | CMS |
| Author's last name, First name and Initial. "Article title." Article's original source
example: Lanken, Dane. "When the Earth Moves." Canadian Geographic March-April 1996: 66-73.
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| Note that it is always necessary to cite the original source of an article even if the article was retrieved from an on-line database or other such electronic source. Chicago style does not require including an access date. However, if your professor or publisher asks for this, include it in parentheses after the URL, for example, "(accessed July 8, 2005)." |
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| Lecture | CMS |
| Author's last name, First name and Initial (if given). "Title of the lecture." The
example: Atwood, Margaret. "Silencing the Scream." Boundaries of the Imagination Forum,
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| Note that if a lecture is unpublished and won't be published, it is necessary to only cite the lecture in the text.
example: During a class lecture on December 12, 1998, Dr. L. Scott noted that... |
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| Interview | CMS |
If the interview is published and/or broadcast: Interviewee's last name, First name and Initial. "Title of the interview" (if given).
example: Gordimer, Nadine. Interview. New York Times, late ed., 10 October 1991. example: Lansbury, Angela. Interview. Off-Camera: Conversations with the Makers of
Interviewee's last name, First name. Interview by interviewer's first and last name.
example: Roemer, Merle A. Interview by author. Tape recording. Millington, MD., 26 July 1973. |
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| Web site | CMS |
| Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of the web site." Date Month Year of Publication.
example: Kehoe, Brendan P. "Zen and the Art of the Internet." January 1992,
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| Author's last name, first name. E-mail to recipient's first and last name, date month year. example: Danford, Tom. E-mail to Terry Craig, 13 September 1993. |
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| Note that according to the Chicago Manual of Style, e-mail is regarded as personal communication, and therefore ultimately needs only to be cited in the text.
example: In an e-mail memo to Terry Craig on the 13th of September, 1993, Tom Danford state that... |
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| Art Works | CMS |
Works of art reproduced in a printed source (treat as book chapter)
example: Cassatt, Mary. "Mother and Child," oil on canvas, c.1890 (Wichita Art Museum). In
example: Monet, Claude. Meadow with Haystacks at Giverny, oil on canvas, 1885 (Museum of Fine
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| More Information & Examples | CMS |
Research and Documentation online: History (Diana Hacker) - gives examples for in-text notes and bibliography entries, along with a sample paper in Chicago style. Includes examples for many other types of material besides those shown above. Also includes guidelines on formatting a paper. Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide - from Ohio State University. Includes examples using both bibliography and in-text author-date style citations (Sciences) or footnotes-bibliography style (Arts, Literature, History). Nuts and Bolts of College Writing: Chicago- from Michael Harvey's book of the same title Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide - from the publisher's web site Turabian Guides Turabian Citation Guide (based on Chicago Style) - uses the newer parenthetical reference/reference list style. From Concordia University, Montreal Turabian Citation Style - examples for a reference list. From C.W. Post Library Turabian Style Guide (based upon Chicago Style) - created by University of Southern Mississippi Turabian Samples for a Bibliography - examples using the traditional footnote/bibliography style. From Ithaca College |
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