Chicago Notes & Bibliography
SAMPLE NOTE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC ENTRIES
Click on an image below to find sample bibliographic entries using Chicago style. The information behind each images offers examples of bibliographic entries in both the humanities’ style and the author-date style.
The following legend will help you identify each item within the samples:
1st = First note for a source
S = Subsequent notes for a source used more than once
B = Bibliographic entry for the note. This will be found in the bibliography at the end of the work.
<Steve, here is the informationt that should appear when students click on each picture. The spacing was off when I copied and pasted the samples in here, but I did not try to fix this, as I knew you would be moving each set of samples anyway when you set up the formatting here.>
BOOKS (add image here of the book, which can be clicked for the following information)
Basic format for a print book
1st : 1. Antony Penrose, The Lives of Lee Miller (London: Thames and Hudson, 1985), 191.
S: 2. Penrose, Lives of Lee Miller, 198.
B: Penrose, Antony The Lives of Lee Miller. London: Thames and Hudson, 1985.
Two authors
1st : 4. Richard Sennett and Jonathan Cobb, The Hidden Injuries of Class (New York: Vintage Books, 1973), 102–7.
S: 9. Sennett and Cobb, Hidden Injuries, 10.
B: Sennett, Richard, and Jonathan Cobb. The Hidden Injuries of Class. New York: Vintage Books, 1973.
Four or more authors
Note: List all of the authors in the bibliography. In the notes, list only the first author followed by et al. (meaning “and others”).
1st : 12. Henry Beard et al., Rationalizations to Live By (New York: Workman Publishing, 2000), 74.
S: 25. Beard et al., Rationalizations, 11.
B: Beard, Henry, Andy Borowitz, and John Boswell. Rationalizations to Live By. New York: Workman Publishing, 2000.
Unknown author
1st : 11. A Cypher’s Guide to Staying Under the Radar (London, 2002), 10.
S: 13. Cypher’s Guide, 133.
B: A Cypher’s Guide to Staying Under the Radar. London, 2002.
Note: Alphabetize the bibliographic entry by the first word of the title (ignoring articles such as A, An, and The).
Edited work without an author
1st : 32. Edmund V. Gillon, ed., Cartouches and Decorative Small Frames (New York: Dover Publications, 1975), 55.
S: 39. Gillon, Cartouches and Decorative, 3.
B: Gillon, Edmund V., ed. Cartouches and Decorative Frames. New York: Dover Publications, 1975.
Edited work with an author
1st : 19. Tallulah Marie Osborn, Tall Tales and Little Conies, ed. Mattie M. Sable (Burlington, VT: Parrish Publishing, 1999), 23.
1st : 22. Osborn, Tall Tales, 147.
B: Osborn, Tallulah Marie. Tall Tales and Little Conies. Edited by Mattie M. Sable. Burlington, VT: Parrish Publishing, 1999.
Translated work
1st : 66. Dimitri Topher, Munch’s Scream, trans. Peter Sussan (Madrid: Madman Publishing, 1987), 21.
B: Topher, Dimitri. Munch’s Scream. Translated by Peter Sussan. Madrid: Madman Publishing, 1987.
Edition other than the first
1st : 65. Brenda Ueland, If You Want to Write, 2nd ed. (Saint Paul, MN: Gray Wolf Press, 1987), 16.
B: Ueland, Brenda. If You Want to Write. 2nd ed. Saint Paul, MN: Gray Wolf Press, 1987.
Volume in a multivolume work
1st : 22. Diane Englert, ed., History of World Theatre, vol. 3 of Theatre as Revolution (New York: Wayward Publishing, 1988), 51.
B: Englert, Diane, ed. History of World Theatre. Vol. 3 of Theatre as Revolution. New York: Wayward Publishing, 1988.
Work in an anthology
1st : 18. Julian Huxley, "An Essay on Bird-Mind," in Great Essays in Science, ed. Martin Gardner (Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1994), 247.
B: Huxley, Julian. “An Essay on Bird-Mind." In Great Essays in Science, edited by Martin Gardner, 247. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1994.
Letter in a published collection
Note: If the letter writer’s name is part of the collection title, then begin the note with only their last name but use their full name in the bibliography entry.
1st : 43. Tolkien to Sir Stanley Unwin, 9 May 1947, in The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, ed. Humphrey Carpenter (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981), 119-120.
B: Tolkien, J. R. R. The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. Edited by Humphrey Carpenter. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981.
Work in a series
1st : 13. Mark LaPierre, Contemporary Musicians’ Guide to Turn of the Century Sheet Music, Contemporary Musicians’ Guide to American Music (New York: Pokenstein Press, 2002), 117.
B: LaPierre, Mark. Contemporary Musicians’ Guide to Turn of the Century Sheet Music. Contemporary Musicians’ Guide to American Music. New York: Pokenstein Press, 2002.
E-BOOK (add image of e-reader here, which can be clicked for the following information)
Basic format for an e-book
Note: Cite the version you consulted, e.g. Kindle edition, or list the URL for books available online (only include the date accessed if it is required by your publisher). If there are no page numbers, then include a chapter number (e.g. chap. 11) or section title.
1st : 4. Gail Peay, Me, Myself, and I: A Fascinating Glimpse into the World of Narcissism (Pasadena, CA: Vanity Press, 2002), 828-29, http://vanity.nap.edu/books/1051938921/html/index.html.
S: 7. Peay, Me, Myself, and I, 44.B: Peay, Gail. Me, Myself, and I: A Fascinating Glimpse into the World of Narcissism. Pasadena, CA: Vanity Press, 2002. http://vanity.nap.edu/books/1051938921/html/index.html.
1st : 6. Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner (New York: Penguin, 2004), chap. 5, Kindle edition.
S: 9. Hosseini, Kite Runner, chap. 2.
B: Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner. New York: Penguin, 2004. Kindle edition.
PRINT JOURNAL ARTICLE (add image of here of the journals, which can be clicked for the following information)
Note: For journal articles the note should only include the one (or two) pages you are quoting/summarizing, but include the page range for the entire article in the bibliography.
1st : 12. Harvey G. Cox, "Moral Reasoning and the Humanities," Liberal Education 71, no. 3 (1985): 199.
B: Cox, Harvey G. "Moral Reasoning and the Humanities." Liberal Education 71, no. 3 (1985): 195-204.
ONLINE JOURNAL ARTICLE (add image here of the computer on top of the journals, which can be clicked for the following information)
Note: For journal articles the note should only include the one (or two) pages you are quoting/summarizing, but include the page range for the entire article in the bibliography. If the article has no page numbers, then you can include a locator, such as a paragraph number (with the abbreviation par.) or section heading, in the note.
1st : 16. Lana Hysell, "The Bone of Contention," Anthropomorphic Digest 7, no. 2 (2004): par. 8, http://www.aao.oakey.net/pcc/text-only/issue.5/9.2hysell.txt.
B: Hysell, Lana. "The Bone of Contention." Anthropomorphic Digest 7, no. 2 (2004). http://www.aao.oakey.net/pcc/text-only/issue. 5/9.2hysell.txt.
PRINT MAGAZINE ARTICLE (add image here of the magazines, which can be clicked for the following information)
Note: For magazine articles the note should only include the one (or two) pages you are quoting/summarizing, but include the page range for the entire article in the bibliography.
1st : 34. Judith Thurman, "The Candidate’s Wife," The New Yorker, September 2004, 132.
B: Thurman, Judith. "The Candidate’s Wife." The New Yorker, September 2004, 124-135.
ONLINE MAGAZINE ARTICLE (did not find an image for this one, but Steve will get an image of an online magazine’s home page)
Note: For magazine articles the note should only include the one (or two) pages you are quoting/summarizing, but include the page range for the entire article in the bibliography. If the article has no page numbers, then you can include a locator, such as a paragraph number (with the abbreviation par.) or section heading, in the note.
1st : 19. Lisa M. Budreau, "The Politics of Remembrance: the Gold Star Mothers’ Pilgrimage and America’s Fading Memory of the real War," Military History, April 3, 2008, http://www.smh-hq.org/jmh/volumes/jmh722/toc722.html.
B: Budreau, Lisa M. "The Politics of Remembrance." Military History, April 3, 2008. http://www.smh-hq.org/jmh/volumes/jmh722/toc722.html.
ARTICLE FROM A DATABASE (add image here of the computer with a picture of the library inside, which can be clicked on for the following information)
Note: For journal articles the note should only include the one (or two) pages you are quoting/summarizing, but include the page range for the entire article in the bibliography.
End the citation with the article’s DOI number or a persistent link (permalink) to the article.
1st : 3. Mike J. Crawford, et al., "Selecting outcome measures in mental health: the views of service users," Journal of Mental Health 20, no. 4 (2011): 340, doi: 10.3109/09638237.2011.577114.
B: Crawford, Mike J., et al. "Selecting outcome measures in mental health: the views of service users." Journal of Mental Health 20, no. 4 (2011): 336-346. doi: 10.3109/09638237.2011.577114.
PRINT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (add image of the newspaper here, which can be clicked for the following information)
Note: Newspaper articles, whether in print or online, do not receive page numbers; if available, use a section letter or number.
1st : 18. Jeff Mapes, "State’s Ad Slogan Highlights Idealism," Oregonian, December 9, 2003, sec. TW.
B: Mapes, Jeff. "States Ad Slogan Highlights Idealism." Oregonian, December 9, 2003, sec. TW.
Unsigned article newspaper article
Note: For unsigned articles, in your bibliography, put the name of the paper first and then the headline.
1st : 19. "Media Flea Circus," Tattler, August 29, 2002, sec. A.
B: Tattler. "Media Flea Circus." August 29, 2002, sec. A.
WEB PAGE (add image of website here, which can be clicked for the following information)
Note: Include the author if available, the title of the site, the sponsor, the publication date or date last modified, and the site’s URL. Do not italicize the title of the website unless the site is an online book or periodical. If a website does not have a publication date or date last modified, then give the date you accessed it. For example: http://www.historychannel.com/today (accessed June 4, 2013).
1st : 21. Air Pollutants, Environmental Protection Agency, last modified August 22, 2012, http://www.epa.gov/oar/airpollutants.html.
B: Air Pollutants. Environmental Protection Agency. Last modified August 22, 2012. http://www.epa.gov/oar/airpollutants.html.
DISSERTATION (add image of dissertation here, which can be click for the following information)
1st : Kristin Sauter, "Playwriting as Process” (PhD diss., University of Portland, 2005), 221, Proquest (AAT 6655426).
B: Sauter, Kristin. "Playwriting as Process." PhD diss., University of Portland, 2005. Proquest (AAT 6655426).
OTHER SOURCES (add the e-mail image from the other MLA source image list here)
BOOK REVIEW
1st : 74. Evan Thomas, “The Gray Man,” review of Shadow Warrior, by Randall B. Woods, New York Times Book Review, May 3, 2013, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/books/review/shadow-warrior-by-randall-b-woods.html .
B: Thomas, Evan. “The Gray Man.” Review of Shadow Warrior, by Randall B. Woods. New York Times Book Review, May 3, 2013. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/books/review/shadow-warrior-by-randall-b-woods.html.
PAPER PRESENTED AT A MEETING OR CONFERENCE
1st : 13. Chris Semansky, “Contemporary Poetry as Postmodern Commodity” (paper presented at the Northeastern Modern Language Association, New Haven, CT, April 12-14, 1991).
B: Semansky, Chris. “Contemporary Poetry as Postmodern Commodity.” Paper presented at the Northeastern Modern Language Association, New Haven, CT, April 12-14,1991.
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT
1st : U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Nutritional Guidelines for Children in State Subsidized Daycare (Washington, DC: GPO, 1978), 119.
B: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Nutritional Guidelines for Children in State Subsidized Daycare. Washington, DC: GPO, 1978, 103-144.
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Note: Personal communications do not get a bibliographic entry.
1st : Lyndsay Hogland, e-mail message to author, November 17, 2012.
PUBLISHED OR BROADCAST INTERVIEW
1st : Will Ferrell, interview by David Letterman, The David Letterman Show, CBS, July 21, 2008.
B: Ferrell, Will. Interview by David Letterman. The David Letterman Show. CBS, July 21, 2008.