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  • Notes and Bibliographic Entries



    In Chicago style, use superscript numbers (1) to mark citations in the text. Number citations sequentially throughout the text; each should correspond to a note that contains either publication information about the source cited or explanatory or supplemental material not included in the main text.


    In the text

    Sweig argues that Castro and Che Guevara were not the only key players in the Cuban Revolution of the late 1950s.19

    In the first note

    19. Julia Sweig, Inside the Cuban Revolution (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2002), 9.

    In subsequent notes

    After giving complete information the first time you cite a work, shorten any additional references to that work: list only the author's name followed by a comma, a shortened version of the title followed by a comma, and the page number. If the reference is to the same source cited in the previous note, you can use the Latin abbreviation Ibid. (for "in the same place") instead of the name and title.

    19. Julia Sweig, Inside the Cuban Revolution (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2002), 9.

    20. Ibid., 13.

    21. Ferguson, "Comfort of Being Sad," 63.

    22. Sweig, Cuban Revolution, 21.


    The alphabetical list of the sources in the paper is usually titled Bibliography. If Sources Consulted, Works Cited, or Selected Bibliography better describes your list, however, any of these titles is acceptable.

    In the bibliographic entry for a source, include the same information as in the first note for that source, but omit the specific page reference. However, give the first author's name last name first, followed by a comma and the first name; separate the main elements of the entry with periods rather than commas; type the first line flush with the left margin and indent subsequent lines of each entry; and do not enclose the publication information for books in parentheses. List bibliographic entries alphabetically by authors' last names or, if an author is unknown, by the first major word in the title.

    In the bibliography

    Sweig, Julia. Inside the Cuban Revolution. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2002.



    The following examples demonstrate how to format both notes and bibliographic entries according to Chicago style. The note, which is numbered, appears first; the bibliographic entry, which is not numbered, appears below the note.

















  • Directory to Chicago-Style Notes and Bibliographic Entries
    BOOKS
    1. One author
    2. Multiple authors
    3. Unknown author
    4. Editor
    5. Selection in an anthology or chapter in a book, with an editor
    6. Translation
    7. Edition other than the first
    8. Multivolume work
    9. Reference work
    PERIODICALS
    10. Article in a journal
    11. Article in a magazine
    12. Article in a newspaper
    ELECTRONIC SOURCES
    13. Nonperiodical Web site
    14. Online book
    15. Article in an electronic journal
    16. Article in an online magazine
    17. Article from a database
    18. Email and other personal communications
    OTHER SOURCES
    19. Published or broadcast interview
    20. Video or DVD
    21. CD-ROM
    22. Pamphlet, report, or brochure
    23. Government document





    BOOKS


    NOTE

    1. James S. Hirsch, Riot and Remembrance: The Tulsa Race War and Its Legacy (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002), 119.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Hirsch, James S. Riot and Remembrance: The Tulsa Race War and Its Legacy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.



    NOTE

    2. Margaret Macmillan and Richard Holbrooke, Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World (New York: Random House, 2003), 384.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Macmillan, Margaret, and Richard Holbrooke. Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World. New York: Random House, 2003.

    When there are more than three authors, you may give the first-listed author followed by et al. or and others in the note. In the bibliography, however, list all the authors' names.

    NOTE

    2. Stephen J. Blank and others, Conflict, Culture, and History: Regional Dimensions (Miami: University Press of the Pacific, 2002), 276.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Blank, Stephen J., Lawrence E. Grinter, Karl P. Magyar, Lewis B. Ware, and Bynum E. Weathers. Conflict, Culture, and History: Regional Dimensions. Miami: University Press of the Pacific, 2002.



    NOTE

    3. Broad Stripes and Bright Stars (Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2002), 10.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Broad Stripes and Bright Stars. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2002.



    NOTE

    4. James H. Fetzer, ed., The Great Zapruder Film Hoax: Deceit and Deception in the Death of JFK (Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 2003), 56.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Fetzer, James H., ed. The Great Zapruder Film Hoax: Deceit and Deception in the Death of JFK. Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 2003.



    NOTE

    5. Denise Little, "Born in Blood," in Alternate Gettysburgs, ed. Brian Thomsen and Martin H. Greenberg (New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 2002), 245.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Little, Denise. "Born in Blood." In Alternate Gettysburgs, edited by Brian Thomsen and Martin H. Greenberg, 242–55. New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 2002.



    NOTE

    6. Svetonius; The Twelve Caesars, trans. Robert Graves (London: Penguin Classics, 1989), 202.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Svetonius. The Twelve Caesars, Translated by Robert Graves. London: Penguin Classics, 1989.



    NOTE

    7. Charles G. Beaudette, Excess Heat: Why Cold Fusion Research Prevailed, 2nd ed. (South Bristol, ME: Oak Grove Press, 2002), 313.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Beaudette, Charles G. Excess Heat: Why Cold Fusion Research Prevailed. 2nd ed. South Bristol, ME: Oak Grove Press, 2002.



    NOTE

    8. John Watson, Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in the Olden Time, vol. 2 (Washington, DC: Ross & Perry, 2003), 514.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Watson, John. Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in the Olden Time. Vol. 2. Washington, DC: Ross & Perry, 2003.



    Use s.v., for the Latin sub verbo ("under the word"), to help your reader find the entry.

    NOTE

    9. Encarta World Dictionary, s.v. "carpetbagger."


    Do not list reference works in your bibliography.



    PERIODICALS


    NOTE

    10. Karin Lützen, "The Female World: Viewed from Denmark," Journal of Women's History 12, no. 3 (2000): 36.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Lützen, Karin. "The Female World: Viewed from Denmark." Journal of Women's History 12, no. 3 (2000): 34–38.



    NOTE

    11. Douglas Brinkley and Anne Brinkley, "Lawyers and Lizard-Heads," Atlantic Monthly, May 2002, 56.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Brinkley, Douglas, and Anne Brinkley. "Lawyers and Lizard-Heads." Atlantic Monthly, May 2002, 55–61.



    NOTE

    12. Caroline E. Mayer, "Wireless Industry to Adopt Voluntary Standards," Washington Post, September 9, 2003, sec. E.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Mayer, Caroline E. "Wireless Industry to Adopt Voluntary Standards." Washington Post, September 9, 2003, sec. E.



    ELECTRONIC SOURCES


    NOTE

    13. Rutgers University, "Picture Gallery," The Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II, http://fas-history.rutgers.edu/oralhistory/orlhom.htm (accessed November 7, 2003).

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Rutgers University. "Picture Gallery." The Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II. http://fas-history.rutgers.edu/oralhistory/orlhom.htm (accessed November 7, 2003).



    NOTE

    14. Janja Bec, The Shattering of the Soul (Los Angeles: The Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1997), http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/resources/books/shatteringsoul/
    index.html (accessed November 6, 2003).

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Bec, Janja. The Shattering of the Soul. Los Angeles: The Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1997. http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/resources/books/shatteringsoul/index.html (accessed November 6, 2003).



    NOTE

    15. Damian Bracken, "Rationalism and the Bible in Seventh-Century Ireland," Chronicon 2 (1998), http://www.ucc.ie/chronicon/bracfra.htm (accessed November 1, 2003).

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Bracken, Damian. "Rationalism and the Bible in Seventh-Century Ireland." Chronicon 2 (1998). http://www.ucc.ie/chronicon/bracfra.htm (accessed November 1, 2003).



    NOTE

    16. Kim Iskyan, "Putin's Next Power Play," Slate, November 4, 2003, http://slate.msn.com/id/2090745 (accessed November 7, 2003).

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Iskyan, Kim. "Putin's Next Power Play." Slate, November 4, 2003. http://slate.msn.com/id/2090745 (accessed November 7, 2003).



    NOTE

    17. Peter DeMarco, "Holocaust Survivors Lend Voice to History," Boston Globe, November 2, 2003, http://www.lexisnexis.com (accessed November 19, 2003).

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    DeMarco, Peter. "Holocaust Survivors Lend Voice to History." Boston Globe, November 2, 2003. http://www.lexisnexis.com (accessed November 19, 2003).



    Cite email messages and other personal communications, such as letters and telephone calls, in the text or in a note only, not in the bibliography. (Chicago style recommends hyphenating email.)

    NOTE

    18. Kareem Adas, e-mail message to author, February 11, 2004.



    OTHER SOURCES


    NOTE

    19. Condoleezza Rice, interview by Charlie Rose, The Charlie Rose Show, PBS, October 30, 2003.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Rice, Condoleezza. Interview by Charlie Rose. The Charlie Rose Show. PBS, October 30, 2003.

    Interviews you conduct are considered personal communications.



    NOTE

    20. Edward Norton and Edward Furlong, American History X, DVD, directed by Tony Kaye (1998; Los Angeles: New Line Studios, 2002).

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Norton, Edward, and Edward Furlong. American History X. DVD. Directed by Tony Kaye 1998. Los Angeles: New Line Studios, 2002.



    NOTE

    21. The Civil War, CD-ROM (Fogware Publishing, 2000).

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    The Civil War. CD-ROM. Fogware Publishing, 2000.



    Information about the author or publisher may not be readily available, but give enough information to identify your source.

    NOTE

    22. Jamie McCarthy, Who Is David Irving? (San Antonio, TX: The Holocaust History Project, 1998).

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    McCarthy, Jamie. Who Is David Irving? San Antonio, TX: The Holocaust History Project, 1998.



    NOTE

    23. U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Report on Trade Mission to Sub-Saharan Africa, 108th Cong., 1st sess. (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 28.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means. Report on Trade Mission to Sub-Saharan Africa. 108th Cong., 1st sess. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003.





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