Chicago Manual of Style Guide for Bibliographies and Notes

ELECTRONIC SOURCES

These examples are based on the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition. For additional help consult the manual available at the Reference Desk or the Chicago
Manual of Style website at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. For the Scientific Author-Date style, consult the manual.

For electronic resources, a DOI is preferable to a URL. An access date need not be included unless required by the publisher or your instructor.

Type of Resource Bibliography Note Form (see manual 14.29-36 for help with short forms)
Journal article w/ Novak, William J. "The Myth of the ‘Weak’ American State." American 24. William J. Novak, “The Myth of the ‘Weak’ American State,”
DOI Historical Review 113, no. 3 (June 2008): 752-72. American Historical Review 113, no. 3 (June 2008): 758,
https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr.113.3.752. https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr.113.3.752.

Journal article w/ Karmaus, Wilfried, and John F. Riebow. “Storage of Serum in Plastic and 30. Wilfried Karmaus and John F. Riebow, “Storage of Serum in Plastic
URL and access Glass Containers May Alter the Serum Concentration of Polychlorinated and Glass Containers May Alter the Serum Concentration of Polychlorinated
date Biphenyls.” Environmental Health Perspectives 112 (May 2004): 643-47. Biphenyls,” Environmental Health Perspectives 112 (May 2004): 645,
Accessed November 22, 2011. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3435987. accessed November 22, 2011, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3435987.

Electronic books Hüfner, Stefan, ed. Very High Resolution Photoelectron Spectroscopy. New 9. Stefan Hüfner, ed., Very High Resolution Photoelectron Spectroscopy
York: Springer, 2007. http://www.springerlink.com. (New York: Springer, 2007), 85, http://www.springerlink.com.

Dissertation/Thesis Choi, Mihwa. “Contesting Imaginaires in Death Rituals during the Northern 4. Mihwa Choi, “Contesting Imaginaires in Death Rituals during the
Song Dynasty.” PhD diss., University of Chicago, 2008. ProQuest Northern Song Dynasty” (PhD diss., University of Chicago, 2008), 59,
Dissertations & Theses. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses.

Newspaper article Borzi, Pat. “Retirement Discussion Begins Anew for Favre.” New York Times, 12. Pat Borzi, “Retirement Discussion Begins Anew for Favre,” New York
(from website) January 25, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/sports/football Times, January 25, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/sports
/26vikings.html ?emc=etal. /football/26vikings.html?emc=etal.

Newspaper article Daley, Beth. “A Tale of a Whale: Scientists, Museum Are Eager to Study, 19. Beth Daley, “A Tale of a Whale: Scientists, Museum Are Eager to
(from library Display Rare Creature.” Boston Globe, June 11, 2002. LexisNexis Study, Display Rare Creature,” Boston Globe, June 11, 2002, LexisNexis
database) Academic. Academic.

Website Google. “Privacy Policy.” Last modified March 25, 2016. 12. “Privacy Policy,” Privacy & Terms, Google, last modified March 25,
http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. 2016, http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Blog Post Fister, Barbara. “Pranking the Academy.”Library Babel Fish (blog). Inside 16. Barbara Fister, “Pranking the Academy,” Library Babel Fish (blog),
Higher Ed, September 22, 2017. https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs Inside Higher Ed, September 22, 2017, https://www.insidehighered.com
/library-babel-fish/pranking-academy. /blogs/library-babel-fish/pranking-academy.

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PRINT SOURCES

These examples are based on the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition. For additional help consult the manual available at the Reference Desk or the Chicago
Manual of Style website at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. For the Scientific Author-Date style, consult the manual.

Type of Resource Bibliography Note Form (see manual 14.29-36 for help with short forms)
Journal article McMillen, Sally G. “Antebellum Southern Fathers and the Health Care of 24. Sally G. McMillen, “Antebellum Southern Fathers and the Health
Children.” Journal of Southern History 60, no. 3 (1994): 513-32. Care of Children,” Journal of Southern History 60, no. 3 (1994): 520-21.

Newspaper article Morgenson, Gretchen. “Applying a Discount to Good Earnings News,” New 30. Gretchen Morgenson, “Applying a Discount to Good Earnings News,”
York Times, April 23, 2000. New York Times, April 23, 2000.

Book: single author Rushdie, Salman. The Ground beneath Her Feet. New York: Henry Holt, 1999. 1. Salman Rushdie, The Ground beneath Her Feet (New York: Henry Holt,
1999), 24.

Book: two authors Harnack, Andrew, and Eugene Kleppinger. Online! A Reference Guide to 4. Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger, Online! A Reference Guide to
Using Internet Sources. 3rd ed. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2000. Using Internet Sources, 3rd ed. (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2000).

Book: edited Soltes, Ori Z., ed. Georgia: Art and Civilization through the Ages. London: 9. Ori Z. Soltes, ed., Georgia: Art and Civilization through the Ages
Philip Wilson, 1999. (London: Phillip Wilson, 1999), 280.

Book: organization, University of Chicago Press. The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: 12. University of Chicago Press, The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
association, or University of Chicago Press, 2003. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003), 100-101.
corporate author

Chapter or other Asbrook, James B., and Carol Rausch Albright. “The Frontal Lobes, Intending, 17. James B. Asbrook and Carol Rausch Albright, “The Frontal Lobes,
titled parts of a and Purposeful God.” Chap. 7 in The Humanizing Brain. Cleveland, OH: Intending, and Purposeful God,” chap. 7 in The Humanizing Brain (Cleveland,
book (chapter #) Pilgrim Press, 1997. OH: Pilgrim Press, 1997).

Chapter in an Gould, Glenn. “Streisand as Schwarzkopf.” In The Glenn Gould Reader, edited 7. Glenn Gould, “Streisand as Schwarzkopf,” in The Glenn Gould Reader,
edited book by Tim Page, 308-11. New York: Vintage, 1984. ed. Tim Page (New York: Vintage, 1984), 310.
(inclusive pages)

Dissertations & Remedios, Richard E. "Defining my Process: My Journey Through the MFA 3. Richard E. Remedios, "Defining my Process: My Journey Through the
theses Acting Program at the University of South Carolina." Master's thesis, MFA Acting Program at the University of South Carolina" (master’s thesis,
University of South Carolina, 2007. University of South Carolina, 2007), 35.

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