Citation Help: Chicago

This page contains resources you can use to learn how to cite in Chicago style, which originated at the University of Chicago Press.  It has two documentation styles:  one for the arts and humanitites, and one for the social sciences.  On the left side, there are books you can find at the library, and below there are links to online guides.  Both the books and the online guides will offer rules and examples for how to create citations in Chicago style.

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These examples are for Notes-Bibliography Style.  For more examples, as well as the Author-Date style, visit:  http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

Book Example

Format:  Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication.

Ex. Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom!. New York: Vintage Books, 1990.

Journal Article Example

Format:  Lastname, Firstname.  "Title of Article." Title of Journal VolumeNumber, no. IssueNumber (Year): Page-Range.

Ex. MacDonald, Susan Peck. “The Erasure of Language.” College Composition and Communication 58, no. 4 (2007): 585-625.

Newpaper Example

Format:  Lastname, Firstname.  "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper (City, State Abbreviation), Month Abbreviation. Date, Year. 

Ex. Deo, Nisha. “Visiting Professor Lectures on Photographer.” Exponent (West Lafayette, IN), Feb. 13, 2009.

Website Example

Format: Author/Creator.  "Title of Website." Last Modified Month Date, Year.  url.

Ex. Google. “Google Privacy Policy.” Last modified March 11, 2009. http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html.