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Chicago Style - Examples
All Types
of Electronic Resources, and
Books, Government Publications,
Microfiche/Microfilm,
Newspapers,
Oral
Histories/Interviews, Print Journals,
Theses & Dissertations,
and Videos
For more
information, see the 15th
edition of the Chicago Manual of Style and the 17th
edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation,
which are available in the Reference Department of McNeese Library. Two
examples on this webpage are from The Bluebook, which
is recommended in the Chicago Manual of Style for
citing legal sources, and the two examples are clearly
identified; all other examples are from the Chicago Manual
of Style. Note that the examples on this webpage are
examples of citations for a Works Cited/Bibliography.
HYPERLINKED TABLE OF CONTENTS
(click on each
part to go directly to the examples on this page):
ALL TYPES OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES:
Article from a Journal in a Library Database
(examples from "JSTOR" and "Academic Search Premier")
Book Review from a Journal in a Library Database
E-Book
Internet Site
Journal Article on the Internet
Newspaper Article in a Library Database
U. S. Supreme Court Decision on the Internet
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
BOOKS:
Book in a Series
Book with One Author
Book with Two Authors
Chapter or Essay in a Multivolume Book
Chapter or Essay in a Multivolume Book in a Series
(for
example, in the La. Purchase Bicentennial Series in La.
History)
Chapter or Essay in a One-Volume Book
Edition Other than the First
Multivolume Work Cited as a Whole
One Volume in a Multivolume Work
Reprint: Paperback or Hardcover
Scriptural References
Translated Work
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS IN PRINT:
Bills & Resolutions
Congressional Hearings
Congressional Reports & Documents
Executive Department or Agency Documents
Laws
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Treaties
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
MICROFICHE/MICROFILM
NEWSPAPERS:
Microfilm Edition
Newspaper Article in a Library Database
Newspaper Article on a Newspaper's Website
Newspaper Article with No Author Given
Print Edition
ORAL HISTORIES/INTERVIEWS:
Published Oral Histories/Interviews
Unpublished Oral Histories/Interviews
PRINT JOURNALS:
Article in a Print Journal
Book Review in a Print Journal
THESES & DISSERTATIONS
VIDEOS
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All Types of Electronic Resources:
Article from a Journal in a Library Database
(p.754, Chicago):
"...include the URL of the main entrance of the
service...note that main entrance and other directory-level
URLs end with a slash."
Example from "JSTOR" database:
Cornell, Svante E. "International Reactions to Massive
Human Rights Violations:
The Case of Chechnya."
Europe-Asia Studies
51, no. 1 (1999): 85-100.
http://www.jstor.org/.
Example from "Academic Search
Premier" database:
Okey, Robin. "Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian? Language and
Nationality in the Lands
of Former Yugoslavia." East
European Quarterly
38, no. 4 (2004): 419-41.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web&
defaultdb=aph/.
Book Review from a Journal in a Library Database
(pp. 704 & 754 combined, Chicago):
Form:
Reviewer's Name. Review of Title of Book, by
Author's
Name. Journal Name Volume Number,
Issue Number
(Date of Publication): Page Numbers.
General URL for
database/.
Example from "Academic Search Premier" database:
Benite, Zvi Ben-Dor. Review of Tibetan Buddhists
in the Making of Modern China, by Gray
Tuttle.
American Historical Review 111, no.
1 (2006):
132-33.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?
profile=web&defaultdb=aph/.
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E-Book
(pp.684-686, Chicago):
"Note that it is not sufficient simply to provide the URL; as
far as they can be determined, the full facts of publication
should be recorded." (p. 685)
E-books in McNeese Library are retrieved with searches in the
library's online catalog and have "[electronic resource]"
after the book's title and "available at Frazar Memorial
Library in NLIB" under the citation. "NLIB" refers to "NetLibrary,"
which is the source of the library's e-book collection. Click
on the URL to the right of the book's citation to view the
e-book.
E-book in the library's NetLibrary e-book collection:
Brasseaux, Carl A. Acadian to Cajun: Transformation of
a People, 1803-1877. Jackson: University Press of
Mississippi, 1992.
www.netlibrary.com/
(accessed
June 23, 2006).
E-book on a website:
Aristotle. Nichomachean Ethics. Translated by H.
Rackham. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press,
1934.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?
lookup=Aristot.+Nic.+Eth.+1094a+1/ (accessed July
17, 2006).
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Internet Site (pp. 714-15,
Chicago):
"For original content from online sources other than
periodicals, include as much of the following as can be
determined: author of the content, title of the page, title or
owner of the site, URL." (p. 714).
Avalon Project at Yale Law School. "Camp David
Accords:
September 17, 1978." Lillian Goldman Law Library.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/mideast/
campdav.htm.
Journal Article on the Internet
(pp. 696-97, Chicago):
Friedman, Michael J. "Congress, the President, and the
Battle of Ideas: Vietnam
Policy, 1965-1969." Essays
in History 41 (1999).
http://etext.virginia.edu/
journals/EH/EH41/Friedman41.html.
Newspaper Article in a Library Database
(pp. 701 &
754 combined, Chicago):
Example from "LexisNexis" database:
Polgreen, Lydia. "In Congo, Hunger and Disease
Erode Democracy." New York Times,
June 23,
2006, late edition.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com/.
U. S. Supreme Court Decision on the Internet
(pp. 714-15 & 732 combined, Chicago):
FindLaw: Supreme Court Opinions. "Roe v. Wade,
410 U.S. 113 (1973)." FindLaw.
http://caselaw.lp.
findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=410
&invol=113.
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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
(pp. 752-3, Chicago):
Office of the Federal Register. National Archives and
Records Administration.
"Statement on Signing the
Authorization for Use of
Military Force Against Iraq
Resolution of 2002."
http://www.access.gpo.gov/
nara/nara003.html.
Note- Many government publications are online and are
accessible through a search in the library's online catalog.
The document in the above example was found with this search:
weekly compilation of presidential documents. Click on
the URL in the search results to access the website. In
the search box type: iraq. In the drop-down menu select:
2002.
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Books:
Book in a Series
(pp. 669-671, Chicago):
"The title of a series is capitalized...The series editor is
usually omitted..." (p. 669)
Form:
Author's Name. Title of Book. Name of Series.
Place of Publication:
Publisher, Date of
Publication.
Example:
Rucker, Walter C. The River Flows On: Black
Resistance, Culture, and Identity Formation
in
Early America. Antislavery, Abolition,
and the
Atlantic World. Baton Rouge: Louisiana
State
University Press, 2005.
Book with One Author (p. 649,
Chicago):
Girard, Philippe R. Paradise Lost: Haiti's
Tumultuous
Journey From Pearl of the Caribbean to
Third
World Hot Spot. New York: Palgrave
Macmillan,
2005.
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Book with Two Authors (p. 649,
Chicago):
Cannon, John Ashton, and Ralph Griffiths. The
Oxford Illustrated History of the British
Monarchy.
New York: Oxford
University Press, 1988.
Chapter or Essay in a Multivolume Book
(pp. 662 &
666-669 combined, Chicago):
Gabin, Nancy F. "Women and Work." In Vol. 2,
Encyclopedia of American Social History,
edited by
Mary Kupiec Cayton, Elliott J. Gom, and
Peter W.
Williams, 1541-1555. New York: Charles
Scribner's
Sons, 1953.
Chapter or Essay in a Multivolume Book in a Series
(for example, a chapter in the Louisiana Purchase
Bicentennial Series in Louisiana History)
(pp. 662 & 666-670 combined, Chicago):
Woods, Patricia D. "The French and the Natchez
Indians in Louisiana: 1700-1731."
In Vol. 1, The
French Experience in Louisiana, edited
by Glenn R.
Conrad, 278-95. Louisiana Purchase
Bicentennial
Series in Louisiana History. Lafayette:
Center for
Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana
at
Lafayette, 1995.
Chapter or Essay in a One-Volume Book
(p. 662,
Chicago):
Form:
Author of Chapter or Essay. "Title of Chapter or
Essay." In Title of Book, edited by
Editor's Name,
Page Numbers of Chapter or Essay. Place of
Publication: Publisher, Date of
Publication.
Example:
Ellet, Elizabeth F. L. "By Rail and Stage to Galena."
In
Prairie State: Impressions of Illinois,
1673-1967, by
Travelers and Other Observers, edited
by Paul M.
Angle, 271-79. Chicago: University of
Chicago Press,
1968.
Edition Other than the First
(pp. 665-666, Chicago):
Strunk, William, Jr., and E. B. White. The Elements
of Style. 4th ed. New York: Allyn and
Bacon, 2000.
Multivolume Work Cited as a Whole
(p. 666, Chicago):
When a multivolume work is cited as a whole, the total number
of volumes is given after the title of the work (or, if an
editor as well as an author is mentioned, after the editor's
name). If the volumes have been published over several years,
the range of years is given."
Aristotle. Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised
Oxford Translation. Edited by J.
Barnes. 2 vols.
Bollingen Series. Princeton, NJ: Princeton
University
Press, 1983.
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One Volume in a Multivolume Work
(p. 667, Chicago):
Pelikan, Jaroslav. The Christian Tradition: A
History
of the Development of Doctrine. Vol. 1,
The
Emergence of the Catholic Tradition.
Chicago:
University of Chicago Press, 1971.
Reprint: Paperback or Hardcover
(p. 679, Chicago):
"Books may be reissued in paperback by the original publisher
or in paper or hardcover by another company. In bibliographic
listings the original publication details---at least the
date---are often the more relevant. If page numbers are mentioned,
give the date of the edition cited unless pagination is the
same."
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New
York:
Scribner, 1925. Reprinted with preface and
notes
by Matthew J. Bruccoli. New York: Collier
Books,
1992. Page references are to the 1992
edition.
Scriptural References
(pp. 718-719, Chicago):
"References to the Jewish or Christian scriptures usually
appear in text citations or notes rather than in
bibliographies" (p. 718). "References to the sacred and
revered works of other religious traditions may, according to
context, be treated in a similar manner" (p. 719).
Translated Work
(p. 654,
Chicago):
Meier, Christian. Caesar. Translated by David
McLintock. New York: Basic Books, 1995.
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Government Publications in Print:
Bills & Resolutions
(p. 739, Chicago):
"Congressional bills (proposed laws) and resolutions are
published in pamphlet form (slip bills). In citations,
bills or resolutions originating in the House of
Representatives are abbreviated HR or HR Res.,
and those in the Senate, S or S Res...The title
of the bill is italicized; it is followed by the bill number,
the congressional session, and (if available) publication
details in the Congressional Record."
U. S. Congress. House. Food Security Act of 1985.
HR 2100. 99th Cong., 1st sess.
Congressional
Record 131, no. 132, daily ed. (Oct. 8,
1985):
H 8353-8486.
Congressional Hearings
(p. 738, Chicago):
U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations.
Famine in Africa: Hearing before the
Committee on
Foreign Relations. 99th Cong., 1st sess.,
January 17,
1985.
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Congressional Reports & Documents
(pp. 737-738,
Chicago):
U.S. Congress. House. Report of Activities of the
National Advisory Council on International
Monetary and
Financial Problems to March 31, 1947.
80th Cong., 1st
sess., 1947. H. Doc. 365.
Executive Department or Agency Documents
(p. 741,
Chicago):
U.S. Census Office. Agriculture of the United States
in
1860: Compiled from the Original Returns of
the Eighth
Census. Washington, DC: Government
Printing Office,
1864.
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Laws (p. 82,
Bluebook):
"Since almost all legal works use notes for documentation and
few use bibliographies, the examples in... [the Legal
Citations] section [of the Chicago Manual of Style] are
given in note form only..." (p. 729, Chicago). "Citations in
predominately legal works may follow one of three guides: (1)
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation,...(2)...the
ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of Citation...,
or (3) The University of Chicago Manual of Legal Citation..."
(p. 728, Chicago). Since The Bluebook is one of 3 legal citation guides
recommended in the Chicago Manual of Style, the
following example is from the 17th ed. of The Bluebook:
"When citing an entire act, give the page...on which the act
begins." (p. 82, Bluebook)
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Pub. L.
No. 91-190, 83 Stat. 852 (1970).
Explanation of the above citation:
Name of the Law, / Pub. L. Number, / Volume
Number of U.S. Statutes at Large /
Abbreviation for
U.S. Statutes at Large / Page Number
on Which the
Law Begins / (Date of the Law).
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
(p. 741, Chicago):
Hoover, Herbert. Public Papers of the Presidents of
the
United States: Herbert Hoover, 1929-33.
4 vols.
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office,
1974-77.
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Treaties (p. 743,
Chicago):
"Titles of treaties are...put in quotation marks. The
publications...are italicized. An exact date indicates the
date of signing and is therefore preferable to a year
alone..." (p. 743, Chicago)
United States. "Naval Armament Limitation Treaty."
February 26, 1922. United States
Statutes at Large 43,
pt. 2.
U. S. Supreme Court Decisions (p.
55, Bluebook):
The example of a citation to a U.S. Supreme Court case
in the Chicago Manual of Style is given in note rather
than in bibliographic form. Since the Chicago Manual of Style
recommends The Bluebook as one of 3 recommended
legal citation guides, the following example is from
the 17th ed. of The Bluebook:
U.S. Supreme Court case in U.S. Reports:
Meritor Sav. Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57, 60 (1986).
Explanation of the above citation:
First Party v. Second Party, / vol. # of U.S. Reports /
abbreviation
for U.S. Reports / first page of case, /
specific page referred to / (date of
decision).
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Microfiche/Microfilm:
"Works issued commercially in microform editions, including
dissertations, are treated much like books...Microform or
other photographic processes used only to preserve printed
material need not be mentioned in a citation. The source is
treated as it would be in its published version." (p. 717,
Chicago)
For example:
Tauber, Abraham. Spelling Reform in the United
States.
Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms,
1958.
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Newspapers:
The Chicago Manual of Style states that
newspapers "are more commonly cited in notes or parenthetical
references than in bibliographies," but examples
of citing newspapers in a bibliography are given. (p. 701, Chicago)
Microfilm
Edition (p. 701,
Chicago):
"Microfilm or other photographic processes used only to
preserve printed material need not be mentioned in a citation.
The source is treated as it would be in its published
version." (p. 717, Chicago)
Mouawad, Jad, and Steven Erlanger. "Israeli Planes
Batter
Lebanon Again, Killing 30 People." New
York Times, July
18, 2006, late edition, sec. 1.
Newspaper Article in a Library Database
(p. 701 &
754 combined, Chicago)
Example from "LexisNexis" database:
Polgreen, Lydia. "In Congo, Hunger and Disease
Erode Democracy." New York Times,
June 23,
2006, late edition.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com/.
Newspaper Article on a Newspaper's Website
(pp.
702-3, Chicago):
Semple, Kirk. "Over 3,000 Iraqi Civilians Killed in
June,
U.N. Reports." New York
Times, July 18, 2006.
http://www.nytimes.com/.
Newspaper Article with No Author Given (p. 701,
Chicago):
"...the name of the newspaper stands in place of the
author."
New York Times, "In Texas, Ad Heats Up Race for
Governor," July 30, 2002.
Print Edition (p. 701, Chicago):
Mouawad, Jad, and Steven Erlanger. "Israeli Planes
Batter
Lebanon Again, Killing 30
People." New York Times,
July 18, 2006, late
edition, sec. 1.
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Oral Histories/Interviews:
Published Oral Histories/Interviews
(p. 706, Chicago):
"An interview that has already been published or broadcast is
treated like an article in a periodical or a chapter in a
book."
Precht, Henry. "The Iranian Revolution: An Oral
History with Henry Precht, Then State
Department
Desk Officer." By Charles Stuart Kennedy.
Middle
East Journal 58, no. 1 (2004): 9-31.
Unpublished Oral Histories/Interviews
(p. 705,
Chicago):
"Unpublished interviews are best cited in text or in notes,
though they occasionally appear in bibliographies or reference
lists. Citations should include the names of both the person
interviewed and the interviewer; brief identifying
information, if appropriate; the place or date of the
interview (or both, if known); and, if a transcript or tape is
available, where it may be found."
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Print Journals:
Article in a Print Journal (pp.
690-691, Chicago):
"When the issue number is given, it follows the volume number,
separated by a comma and preceded by no." (p. 690) "The volume
number follows the journal title without intervening
punctuation and is not in italics. Arabic numerals are used
even if the journal itself uses roman numerals." (p. 690)
"Neither month nor season is necessary (though it is not
incorrect to include one or the other) when the issue number
is given." (p. 691)
Example with a volume number and an issue number:
Vogel, Robert C. "Jean Lafitte, the Baratarians, and
the Battle of New Orleans: A Reappraisal."
Louisiana
History 41, no. 3 (2000): 261-76.
Example with no issue number:
Jackson, Richard. "Running down the Up-Escalator:
Regional Inequality in Papua New Guinea."
Australian Geographer 14 (May 1979):
175-84.
"When a journal uses issue numbers only, without volume
numbers, a comma follows the journal title." (p. 691)
Example with an issue number only:
Beattie, J. M. "The Pattern of Crime in England,
1660-1800." Past and Present, no. 62
(1974):
47-95.
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Book Review in a Print Journal
(p. 704, Chicago):
Form:
Reviewer's Name. "Title of Article." Review of
Title of Book, by Author's Name.
Journal Name
Volume Number, Issue Number (Date of
Publication): Page Numbers.
Example:
Gibbard, Allan. "Morality in Living: Korsgaard's
Kantian Lectures." Review of The Sources
of
Normativity, by Christine M. Korsgaard.
Ethics
110, no. 1 (1999):
140-64.
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Theses & Dissertations
(p. 708, Chicago):
"The kind of thesis, the academic institution, and the date
follow the title." [For unpublished dissertations, the] word
unpublished is unnecessary."
Thesis:
DeLatte, Carolyn E. "Reconstruction in St. Landry
through 1868." Master's thesis, McNeese
State
University, 1972.
Dissertation:
Giardina, Carol. "The Making of the Women's
Movement, 1953-1970." PhD diss., City
University
of New York, 2004.
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Videos
(p. 727,
Chicago):
"Facts of publication for video recordings generally follow
that of books, with the addition of the type of medium. Scenes
(individually accessible in DVDs) are treated as chapters and
cited by title or by number. Ancillary material, such as
critical commentary, is cited by author and title."
Cleese, John, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones,
and Michael Palin. "Commentaries." Disc 2.
Monty
Python and the Holy Grail, special ed.
DVD.
Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones.
Culver
City, CA: Columbia Tristar Home
Entertainment,
2001.
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