CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE
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Bibliographic Format for References
This guide was adapted from the University of Georgia’s Chicago Manual of Style Guide
(http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/chicagostyle.pdf ) and is based on The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed., 2010. The Middle
Georgia State University Libraries offer this handout as a guide only. Please refer to The Chicago Manual of Style or your
professor for clarifications.
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The Chicago Manual of Style presents two basic documentation systems:
1. Humanities Style: notes and bibliography (covered in this handout)
2. Sciences Style: author-date system. (NOT covered in this handout)
For more information and examples, see http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html or consult a
Reference Librarian.
Documentation 1: Notes and Bibliographies
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Use the First Note form the first time the work is cited in your paper. Use an abbreviated form for subsequent
citations:
 If only one work by a cited author is used: 4. Gelman, 144.
 If more than one work by a cited author is used: 4. Gelman, Red State, 144.
Alphabetize your bibliography by the first item in the entry.
 Note that authors’ names are last name, first name in the bibliography.
 If the work has no identifiable author, start the citation with the work’s title.
Two or three authors: list authors in the same order they’re listed on the title page of the work.
Four or more authors: use the first author listed on the title page, followed by et al, in the note; list all authors in
bibliography entry, in the same order they’re listed on the title page of the work.
For more information, consult the section numbers of the Chicago Manual of Style given after every heading.
Articles: Print or Online
Article from a journal (14.175-198):
Published by professionals and academics, for a professional audience. If you access the article online, through a GALILEO
database or web site, include a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) or a stable URL (web address) in your notes or bibliography. If
you access the article in print, leave off the URL or DOI and end the citation with a period.
First Note:
Bibliography:
3. Mary Kate Donais et al, "Analyzing Lead Content in Ancient Bronze Coins by Flame Atomic Absorption
Spectroscopy: An Archaeometry Laboratory with Nonscience Majors," Journal of Chemical Education 86, no. 3
(2009): 345, doi: 10.1021/ed086p343.
Donais, Mary Kate, Greg Whissel, Ashley Dumas, and Kathleen Golden. "Analyzing Lead Content in Ancient
Bronze Coins by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy: An Archaeometry Laboratory with
Nonscience Majors." Journal of Chemical Education 86, no. 3 (2009): 343-346.
http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=4FAEA14BCE96E7E1AC78.
Article from a magazine (14.199-202):
Published by professional journalists, for a general audience. Cite pages you quote in your notes, but omit page numbers from
the citation in your bibliography. If you use a magazine article from its web site or through a GALILEO database, include a DOI
or a stable URL.
First Note:
4. Jon Meacham, "The Stakes? Well, Armageddon, For One," Newsweek, April 2009, 29.
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Bibliography:
Meacham, Jon. "The Stakes? Well, Armageddon, For One." Newsweek (April 2009).
Article from a newspaper (14.203-213):
Cite newspaper articles in your notes, but not in your bibliography. Omit page numbers. If you use an online version of a
newspaper, include a URL or DOI. If a URL is unwieldy, shorten it to the address of the newspaper’s web site.
First Note:
5. Tyler Kepner, “Yankees Batter Santana and Win Weekend Series,” New York Times, June 15, 2009.
http://www.nytimes.com.
Article from an encyclopedia (14.247-248):
Cite articles from well-known encyclopedias in your notes, but not in your bibliography. If the encyclopedia is arranged
alphabetically, do not include the page or volume numbers. Omit publication information. Include the edition if you are not
using the first edition of the work. Put the article title, in quotes, after the abbreviation s.v. (sub versa, “under the word.”) If you
are using an online encyclopedia, include a URL or DOI; if the online encyclopedia does not have a publication date, include
the date you accessed the article.
First Note:
6. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th. ed., s.v. “Gilbert Keith Chesterton.”
First Note:
7 Wikipedia, s.v. “A Rose for Emily,” last modified December 14, 2010,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rose_for_Emily.
Cite articles from a lesser-known encyclopedia with publication information in the notes and in the bibliography:
First Note:
8. Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, s.v. “vernacular Islam,” by Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger,
http://gogalegroup.com.
Bibliography:
Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter. “Vernacular Islam.” In Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. edited by
Richard C. Martin. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004.
Or:
Martin, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of Islam and the Modern World. New York: Macmillan Reference USA,
2004.
Books: Print or Electronic
Book (14.68-110):
Use the first named city on the copyright page of the book for the place of publication. Use state codes after the city only if the
city is not well known or may be confused with a different place (14.134-138).
First Note:
Bibliography:
1. Catherine Delafield and Bob Jones, Women’s Diaries as Narrative in the Nineteenth-Century Novel
(Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2009), 145.
Delafield, Catherine, and Bob Jones. Women’s Diaries as Narrative in the Nineteenth-Century Novel.
Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2009.
Book chapter/work in an anthology (14.111-117):
First Note:
Bibliography:
2. Christine De Vinne, Bob Jones, and Ed Junior Fly, "Religion under Revolution in Ourika," in Approaches
to Teaching Duras's Ourika, ed. Mary Ellen Birkett and Christopher Rivers (New York: Modern Language
Association of America, 2009), 41.
De Vinne, Christine, Bob Jones, and Ed Junior Fly. "Religion under Revolution in Ourika." In Approaches to
Teaching Duras's Ourika, edited by Mary Ellen Birkett and Christopher Rivers,37-44. New York:
Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
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Book published electronically
If a book is available in more than one format, cite the version you consulted. For books consulted online, list a URL. If no fixed
page numbers are available, you can include a section title or a chapter or other number.
First Note:
1. Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (New York: Penguin Classics, 2007), NetLibrary edition.
Bibliography:
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. New York: Penguin Classics, 2007. NetLibrary edition.
First Note:
Bibliography:
2. Philip B. Kurland and Ralph Lerner, eds., The Founders’ Constitution (Chicago: University of Chicago
Press, 1987), accessed February 28, 2010, http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.
Kurland, Philip B., and Ralph Lerner, eds. The Founders’ Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago
Press, 1987. Accessed February 28, 2010. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.
Websites and Other Electronic Sources
Websites (14.243-246):
If possible, determine content author, page title, site title or site owner, and the URL. As with encyclopedias, cite the web site
in the notes only, or, if your paper does not have notes, include the site in the bibliography.
First Note:
Bibliography:
9. David Merrill, "Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse," MedlinePlus, last modified April 29, 2009,
accessed October 21, 2009, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000944.htm.
Merrill, David. "Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse," MedlinePlus. Last modified April 29, 2009.
Accessed October 21, 2009. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000944.htm.
Film on DVD (14.279):
Name the screenwriter as the author and add the media type (DVD, VHS, etc.) after the film title. If you’re citing a single
scene, put the name or scene number in quotes at the beginning of the citation. Cite a commentary track with its author and
title.
First Note:
Bibliography:
10. Beverly Cross, Clash of the Titans, directed by Desmond Davis (1981; Buckinghamshire,
England: MGM, 2010), DVD.
Cross, Beverly. Clash of the Titans. DVD. Directed by Desmond Davis. Buckinghamshire,
England: MGM, 1981.
Online Video (14.280):
From YouTube, Hulu, etc.
First Note:
Bibliography:
11. “UGA VII rushes the field,” YouTube video, 2:24, from a performance televised by CBS on
September 22, 2010, posted by “ugaviiforeverman,” October 3, 2010,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asd;lkjeivang.
“UGA VII rushes the field.” YouTube video, 2:24, from a performance televised by CBS on
September 22, 2010. Posted by “ugaviiforeverman.” October 3, 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asd;lkjeivang.
Last edited June 15, 2015 by Robin Grant
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