CHICAGO STYLE.
This guide is based on the The Chicago Manual of Style 15th ed. rev. (University of Chicago Press, 2003). Examples are shown for both the Notes-Bibliography style of citation recommended for fine arts, history, literature, etc., as well as the Author-Date style used for the natural and social sciences. Reference List items are listed alphabetically at the end of the research paper. Items are referred to in the body of paper using the In-Text style.
Numbers in brackets [ ] refer to the section of the Chicago Manual of Style which describe the specific citation style. Consult these pages for more information.
EXAMPLES
Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History)
Book - (one author)
[17.26]
Bibliography:
Yow, Valerie Raliegh. Recording oral history: a guide for the humanities and social sciences.
Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2005.
Footnote:
Valerie Raliegh Yow. Recording oral history: a guide for the humanities and social sciences
(Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2005).
Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History)
Book - (two to three authors)
[17.27]
Bibliography:
Adams, Don, and Arlene Goldbard. Creative community: the art of cultural
development. New York, NY: Rockefeller Foundation, Creativity &
Culture Division, 2001.
Footnote:
Don Adams and Arlene Goldbard. Creative community: the art of cultural
development (New York, NY: Rockefeller Foundation, Creativity &
Culture Division, 2001).
Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History)
Corporate Author
[17.47]
Bibliography:
Oberlin College. Conservatory of Music. Library. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Best
Collection of Autographs, in the Mary M. Vial Music Library of the
Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College
Library, 1967.
In-Text:
Oberlin College. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Best Collection of Autographs, in the
Mary M. Vial Music Library of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
(Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College Library, 1967).
Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History)
Journal Article (one author)
[17.156] [17.168]
Bibliography:
Banks, William. “A Secret Meeting in Boise.” Midwestern Political
Review 6 (1958): 26-31.
Footnote:
William Banks. “A Secret Meeting in Boise” Midwestern Political
Review 6 (1958): 29.
Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History)
Journal Article (two authors)
[17.156] [17.168]
Bibliography:
Brown, Cecelia M., and Lina Ortega. “Information-seeking Behavior of Physical
Science Librarians: Does Research Inform Practice?” College & Research
Libraries 66 (2005): 231-247.
Footnote:
Cecelia M. Brown and Lina Ortega. “Information-seeking Behavior of Physical
Science Librarians: Does Research Inform Practice?” College & Research
Libraries 66 (2005): 233.
Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History)
Newspaper Article
[17.188]
Bibliography: [Do not include in Bibliography. Citation is made in running text style as shown in the Footnote example below.]
Footnote
“In an article on rampage killers (New York Times, April 10, 2000), Laurie Goodstein and William Glaberson describe...”
Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History)
Encyclopedia Article
[17.188]
Bibliography: [Do not include in Bibliography. Citation is made in running text style as shown in the In Text examples below.]
Footnote:
“In his article on Nebo in the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Morris Jastrow noted that…”
Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History)
Electronic Journal or Newspaper Article
[17.12] [17.359]
Bibliography:
Carbado, Devon W. “Black Male Racial Victimhood.” Callaloo 21, no. 2
(1998): 337-361. http://www.jstor.org/ (accessed July 8, 2005).
Footnote:
Devon W. Carbado. "Black Male Racial Victimhood," Callaloo 21, no. 2
(1998), http://www.jstor.org/ (accessed July 8, 2005).
Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History)
Electronic Book
[17.143]
Bibliography:
Nydam, Ronald J. Adoptees Come of Age: Living Within
Two Families. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox
Press, 1999. http://www.netlibrary.com (accessed July 8, 2005).
Footnote:
Ronald J. Nydam. Adoptees Come of Age: Living Within
Two Families (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox
Press, 1999), http://www.netlibrary.com (accessed July 8, 2005).
Notes-Bibliography Style - (the Arts, Literature, History)
Web Site
[17.356]
Bibliography:
Ellison, Jim. “Assessing the accessibility of fifty United States government
Web pages: Using Bobby to check on Uncle Sam.” First Monday,
volume 9, number 7 (July 2004). http://www.firstmonday.org (accessed
June 16, 2005).
Footnote:
Jim Ellison. “Assessing the accessibility of fifty United States government Web
pages: Using Bobby to check on Uncle Sam,” (First Monday, 2004),
http://www.firstmonday.org (accessed June 16, 2005).
Author-Date Style - (Sciences)
Book - (one author)
[17.27]
Bibliography:
Kourik, Robert. 1998. The lavender garden: beautiful varieties to grow and gather.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
In-Text:
(Kourik 1998)
Author-Date Style - (Sciences)
Book - (two to three authors)
[17.27]
Bibliography:
Flinders, David J. and Geoffrey E. Mills, eds. 1993. Theory and concepts in
qualitative research: perspectives from the field. New York: Teachers
College Press.
In-Text:
(Flinders and Mills 1993)
Author-Date Style - (Sciences)
Book - (more than three authors)
[17.29]
Bibliography:
Kimble, John M., Rattan Lal, and Ronald F. Follett, eds. 2002. Agricultural
practices and policies for carbon sequestration in soil. Boca
Raton, Fla.: Lewis Publishers.
In-Text
(Kimble, et al. 2002)
Author-Date Style - (Sciences)
Book - (corporate or organization author)
[17.47]
Bibliography:
Ohio State University. Natural Resources Institute. 1959. A directory of Ohio
facilities and services for resource conservation. Columbus: Natural
Resources Institute.
In-Text:
(Ohio State 1959)
Author-Date Style - (Sciences)
Journal Article - (one author)
[17.156] [17.168]
Bibliography:
Terborgh, J. 1974. Perservation of natural diversity: The problem of
extinction-prone species. BioScience 24:715-22.
In-Text:
(Terborgh 1974, 720) or (Terborgh 1974)
Author-Date Style - (Sciences)
Journal Article - (two authors)
[17.168]
Bibliography:
Bolzan, J.F. and K.C. Jezek. 2000. Accumulation rate changes in central Greenland
from passive microwave data. Polar Geography 27(4):277-319.
In-Text:
(Bolzan and Jezek 2000, 280) or (Bolzan and Jezek 2000)
Author-Date Style - (Sciences)
Newspaper Article
[17.188]
Bibliography:
[Do not include in Bibliography. Citation is made in running text style as shown in the In Text examples below.]
In-Text:
“In an article on rampage killers (New York Times, April 10, 2000), Laurie Goodstein and William Glaberson describe...”
Author-Date Style - (Sciences)
Encyclopedia Article
[17.188]
Bibliography:
[Do not include in Bibliography. Citation is made in running text style as shown in the In Text examples below.]
In-Text:
“In his article on Nebo in the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Morris Jastrow noted that…”
Author-Date Style - (Sciences)
Electronic Journal or Newspaper Article
[17.12] [17.359]
Bibliography:
Thomas, Trevor M. 1956. Wales: Land of Mines and Quarries. Geographical
Review 46, no. 1: 59-81. http://www.jstor.org/ (accessed June 30, 2005).
In-Text:
(Thomas 1956)
Author-Date Style - (Sciences)
Electronic Book
[17.143]
Bibliography:
Rollin, Bernard E. 1998. The Unheeded Cry: Animal Consciousness,
Animal Pain, and Science. Ames, Iowa. The Iowa State University
Press. http://www.netlibrary.com (accessed June 30, 2005).
In-Text:
(Rollin 1998)
Author-Date Style - (Sciences)
Web Site
[17.356]
Bibliography:
Roach, John. 2005. Journal Ranks Top 25 Unanswered Science
Questions. http://news.nationalgeographic.com (accessed
July 7, 2005).
In-Text:
(National Geographic 2005)