Chicago Citation Style 17th Edition
This guide will help you cite sources in Chicago Citation Style 17th Edition.
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Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.)
1. Author First Name Surname, Image Title, Year, Medium, Format, Location of physical version (if applicable), URL.
2. Author Surname, Image Title.
Author Surname, First Name. Image Title. Year. Medium, Format. Location of physical version (if applicable), URL.
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.
2. O'Keefe, A Sunflower from Maggie.
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.
Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.)
1. Author First Name Surname, "Photograph Title," Year Photo was Taken (if provided), in Book Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page or plate #.
2. Author Surname, "Photograph Title."
Author Surname, First Name. "Photograph Title." Year Photo was Taken (if provided). In Book Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year, page or plate #.
1. Franz Jansen, "8 O'Clock," 1920, in German Expressionist Woodcuts, ed. Shane Weller (New York: Dover Publications, 1994), plate 12.
2. Jansen, "8 O'Clock."
Jansen, Franz. "8 O'Clock." 1920. In German Expressionist Woodcuts, edited by Shane Weller. New York: Dover Publications, 1994, plate 12.
Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.)
1. Author First Name Surname, Multimedia Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), Format, URL.
2. Author Surname, Multimedia Title.
Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Multimedia Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Format, URL.
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.
2. Gaiman, "How Stories Last."
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.
Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.)
1. Author First Name Surname, Multimedia Title, (Publisher, Date), from Database, format, Duration of video, URL.
2. Multimedia Title.
Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Multimedia Title. Publisher, Date. Format. From Database. Duration. URL.
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.
2. Information Literacy.
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.
Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.)
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.
2. Author Surname, "Article Title."
Author Surname, First Name. "Blog Entry Title." Blog Title (blog). Date. URL.
1. Robin Hanson, "On Thought Leaders," Overcoming Bias (blog), December 12, 2017, http://www.overcomingbias.com/2017/12/on-thought-leaders.html55.
2. Hanson, "On Thought Leaders."
Hanson, Robin. Overcoming Bias (blog). http://www.overcomingbias.com/.
Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in The Chicago Manual (17th ed.)
1. Lecturer First Name Surname, "Lecture Title" (lecture, Location of Lecture, Month Day, Year of Lecture).
2. Lecturer Surname, "Lecture Title."
Lecturer Surname, First Name. "Lecture Title." Lecture, Location of Lecture, Month Day, Year of Lecture.
1. G. C. Sullivan, "The Art of Watercolours" (lecture, Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB, November 13, 2003).
2. Sullivan, "The Art of Watercolours."
Sullivan, G.C. "The Art of Watercolours." Lecture, Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB, November 13, 2003.
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.
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 #.
2. Author Surname {original author}, Title, page #.
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 #.
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.
2. Gabriel, "The Educational Ideas," 3-21.
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.
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.
1. Text generated by ChatGPT, March 7, 2023, OpenAI, https://chat.openai.com/chat.
2. ChatGPT, response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” March 7, 2023, OpenAI.
3. ChatGPT, response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” March 7, 2023, OpenAI. Edited for style and content.
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