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Chicago Format: Bibliographic Entries

For easy reference, the following examples demonstrate how to format both notes and bibliographic entries according to Chicago style.


Bibliographic Entries
BOOKS:
1. One author
2. Multiple authors
3. Organization as author
4. Unknown author
5. Editor
6. Selection in an anthology or chapter in a book, with an editor
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
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
19. Published or broadcast interview
20. Video or DVD
21. CD-ROM
22. Pamphlet, report, or brochure
23. Government document

BOOKS

1. One author

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.

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2. Multiple authors

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, it is acceptable in Chicago style to 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.

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3. Organization as author

NOTE

3. World Intellectual Property Organization, Intellectual Property Profile of the Least Developed Countries (Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization, 2002), 43.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

World Intellectual Property Organization. Intellectual Property Profile of the Least Developed Countries. Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization, 2002.

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4. Unknown author

NOTE

4. 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.

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5. Editor

NOTE

5. 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.

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6. Selection in an anthology or chapter in a book, with an editor

NOTE

6. 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.

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7. Edition other than the first

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.

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8. Multivolume work

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.

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9. Reference work

Cite well-known reference works in your notes, but do not list them in your bibliography. Use s.v., the abbreviation for the Latin sub verbo ("under the word") to help your reader find the entry.

NOTE

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

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PERIODICALS

10. Article in a journal

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.

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11. Article in a magazine

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.

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12. Article in a newspaper

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.

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ELECTRONIC SOURCES

13. Nonperiodical Web site

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).

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14. Online book

NOTE

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

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15. Article in an electronic journal

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).

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16. Article in an online magazine

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).

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17. Article from a database

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).

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18. Email and other personal communications

Cite email messages and other personal communications, such as letters and telephone calls, in the text or in a note. Don't cite personal communications in your bibliography.

NOTE

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

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OTHER SOURCES

19. Published or broadcast interview

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.

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20. Video or DVD

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.

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21. CD-ROM

NOTE

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

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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

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22. Pamphlet, report, or brochure

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.

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23. Government document

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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