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Chicago Citation Style 17th Edition

This guide will help you cite sources in Chicago Citation Style 17th Edition.

Paintings, Photographs, and Sculptures from an Electronic Source

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

General Format

Full Note

1. Author First Name Surname, Image Title, Year, Medium, Format, Location of physical version (if applicable), URL. 

Shortened Note

2. Author Surname, Image Title.

Bibliography

Author Surname, First Name. Image Title. Year. Medium, Format. Location of physical version (if applicable), URL.

Example

Full Note

1. Georgia O'Keefe, A Sunflower from Maggie, 1937, oil on canvas, 40.64 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, http://library.artstor.org.ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/asset/AMICO_BOSTON_103832223.

Shortened Note

2. O'Keefe, A Sunflower from Maggie.

Bibliography

O'Keefe, Georgia. A Sunflower from Maggie.1937. Oil on canvas, 40.64 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.). Museum of Fine Arts, Boson, http://library.artstor.org.ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/asset/AMICO_BOSTON_103832223.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (pp. 859-60) for more information on citing Paintings, Photographs, and Sculptures from an Electronic Source.
For more information about citing and attributing images, see RDP Library's Copyright Guide: Citing & Attributing Works.
If a blog website is cited frequently, it may be included in the bibliography.

Paintings, Photographs, and Sculptures from a Print Source

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

General Format

Full Note

1. Author First Name Surname, "Photograph Title," Year Photo was Taken (if provided), in Book Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page or plate #.

Shortened Note

2. Author Surname, "Photograph Title."

Bibliography

Author Surname, First Name. "Photograph Title." Year Photo was Taken (if provided). In Book Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year, page or plate #.

Example

Full Note

1. Franz Jansen, "8 O'Clock," 1920, in German Expressionist Woodcuts, ed. Shane Weller (New York: Dover Publications, 1994), plate 12. 

Shortened Note

2. Jansen, "8 O'Clock." 

Bibliography

Jansen, Franz. "8 O'Clock." 1920. In German Expressionist Woodcuts, edited by Shane Weller. New York: Dover Publications, 1994, plate 12.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (pp. 859-60) for more information on citing Paintings, Photographs, and Sculptures from a Print Source.
See The Chicago Manual (pp. 824) for more information on citing an illustration or table within a resource.
For more information about citing and attributing images, see RDP Library's Copyright Guide: Citing & Attributing Works.

Online Multimedia: YouTube Video

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

General Format

Full Note

1. Author First Name Surname, Multimedia Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), Format, URL.   

Shortened Note

2. Author Surname, Multimedia Title.

Bibliography

Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Multimedia Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Format, URL.

Example: YouTube Video (CMOS Q&A)

Full Note

1. Neil Gaiman, "How Stories Last | Neil Gaiman," Long Now Foundation, posted May 3, 2013, YouTube video, 1:43:27, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn2n7N7Q2vw.

Shortened Note

2. Gaiman, "How Stories Last."

Bibliography

Gaiman, Neil. "How Stories Last | Neil Gaiman." Long Now Foundation. Posted on May 3, 2013. YouTube video, 1:47:27. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn2n7N7Q2vw.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (pp. 844-46) for more information on citing Online Multimedia and Apps.
This format may vary depending on the type of online multimedia and the information available.
See the Chicago Manual of Style Online Q & A for more examples on citing YouTube videos in Chicago style
For videos designed to run in your browser (eg. Chrome), a specific file format does not need to be mentioned.

Streaming Video from a Database

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

General Format

Full Note

1. Author First Name Surname, Multimedia Title, (Publisher, Date), from Database, format, Duration of video, URL.

Shortened Note

2. Multimedia Title.

Bibliography

Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Multimedia Title. Publisher, Date. Format. From Database. Duration. URL.

Example

Full Note

1. Amy S. Weber and Ryan Demetrak, Information Literacy: The Perils of Online Research, (Cambridge Educational, 2006), from Films on Demand, video, 21:37, https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=103278&xtid=35675.

Shortened Note

2. Information Literacy.

Bibliography

Weber, Amy S. and Ryan Demetrak. Information Literacy: The Perials of Online Reserach, Cambridge Educational, 2006. Video. From Films on Demand. 21:37. https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=103278&xtid=35675.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (p. 872-74) for more information on citing Streaming Video from a Database ("DVDs and videocassettes" and "Online Multimedia").

Blog Post

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

General Format

Full Note

1. Author First Name Surname, "Blog Entry Title," Blog Title (blog), Date, URL.     
Tip: If the blog is part of a larger publication or website, Italicize that title and place it after the blog title separated by a comma.

Shortened Note

2. Author Surname, "Article Title."

Bibliography

Author Surname, First Name. "Blog Entry Title." Blog Title (blog). Date. URL.

Example

Full Note

1.  Robin Hanson, "On Thought Leaders," Overcoming Bias (blog), December 12, 2017, http://www.overcomingbias.com/2017/12/on-thought-leaders.html55.

Shortened Note

2. Hanson, "On Thought Leaders."

Bibliography

Hanson, Robin. Overcoming Bias (blog). http://www.overcomingbias.com/.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (pp. 845-47) for more information on citing Blog Entries.
Citations of blog entries are usually only found in the notes.
If a blog website is cited frequently, it may be included in the bibliography.

Lecture or Course Notes

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

General Format

Full Note

1. Lecturer First Name Surname, "Lecture Title" (lecture, Location of Lecture, Month Day, Year of Lecture).

Shortened Note

2. Lecturer Surname, "Lecture Title."

Bibliography

Lecturer Surname, First Name. "Lecture Title." Lecture, Location of Lecture, Month Day, Year of Lecture.

Example

Full Note

1. G. C. Sullivan, "The Art of Watercolours" (lecture, Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB, November 13, 2003). 

Shortened Note

2. Sullivan, "The Art of Watercolours."

Bibliography

Sullivan, G.C. "The Art of Watercolours." Lecture, Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB, November 13, 2003.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (p. 852) for more information on citing Lecture or Course Notes.

Citations Taken from Secondary Sources

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.) 

Sometimes an author will quote work someone else has done, but you are unable to track down the original source. In this case, both the original and the secondary source must be listed in the note and the bibliography.

If, for example, you were reading a book and the author of the book below, (that would be Sarah Gwyneth Ross) made reference to the work done by another author below, (that would be Astrik L. Gabriel), you would refer to the work as per the layout below.

General Format

Full Note

1. Author First Name Surname {original author}, Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page number, quoted in Author First Name Surname {the author of the book that refers to the thoughts/ideas of the other author}), Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page #.

Shortened Note

2. Author Surname {original author}, Title, page #.

Bibliography

Author Surname, First Name {original author}. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Quoted in Author First Name Surname {the author of the book that refers to the thoughts/ideas of the other author}. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year, page #.

Example

Full Note

1. Astrik L. Gabriel, "The Educational Ideas of Christine de Pisan," Journal of the History of Ideas 16, no. 1 (1995): 3-21, quoted in Sarah Gwyneth Ross, The Birth of Feminism: Women as Intellect in Renaissance Italy and England (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2009), 23.

Shortened Note

2. Gabriel, "The Educational Ideas," 3-21.

Bibliography

Gabriel, Astrik L.. "The Educational Ideas of Christine de Pisan." Culture and Imperialism. Journal of the History of Ideas 16, no. 1 (1995). Quoted in Sarah Gwyneth Ross. The Birth of Feminism: Women as Intellect in Renaissance Italy and England. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2009, 23.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (p. 868) for more information on citing Secondary Source.

Artificial Intelligence (i.e. ChatGPT)

Note: Content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) may not be considered as an acceptable source for your course work. Be sure to evaluate content carefully and check with your instructor.

The official Chicago Style website has guidelines for citing content generated by AI: How do you recommend citing content developed or generated by artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT?

In Chicago Style, you need to credit tools such as ChatGPT whenever you use the text generated in your own work. This information should be in a footnote; it should not be included in the bibliography.


Examples

Note (when prompt is included in the text)

1. Text generated by ChatGPT, March 7, 2023, OpenAI, https://chat.openai.com/chat.

Note (when prompt is not included in the text)

2. ChatGPT, response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” March 7, 2023, OpenAI.

Note (when text is edited)

3. ChatGPT, response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” March 7, 2023, OpenAI. Edited for style and content.


Tips

See The Chicago Manual FAQ for more information on citing artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT.