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Chicago Citation Style 18th Edition

This guide will help you cite sources in Chicago Citation Style 18th Edition.

Paintings, Photographs, and Sculptures

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific chapters and sections in The Chicago Manual (18th ed.) 

General Format

Full Note

1. Artist First Name Surname, Image Title, Year, Medium, Size, Location of physical version, museum accession number [if applicable], URL [if applicable]. 

Shortened Note

2. Artist Surname, Image Title.

Bibliography

 Artist Surname, First Name. Image Title. Year. Medium, Size, Location of physical version, museum accession number [if applicable], URL [if applicable]. 

Example

Full Note

1. Georgia O'Keeffe, 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'Keeffe, A Sunflower from Maggie.

Bibliography

O'Keeffe, Georgia. 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.

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (14.133) for more information on citing Paintings, Photographs, and Sculptures.
For more information about citing and attributing images, see RDP Library's 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 chapter and section in The Chicago Manual (18th ed.) 

General Format

Full Note

1. Author First Name Surname, "Photograph Title," Year Photo was Taken (if provided), in Book Title (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 (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. Dover Publications, 1994, plate 12.  

 

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

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (14.57) 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.

Note

Note that a citation is not the same as a caption or credit. For detailed information on captioning and crediting artwork and other types of illustrations (including advice on writing alternative text), see chapter 3

Online Multimedia: YouTube Video

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

General Format

Full Note

1. Poster's First Name Surname or Username [if applicable], "Multimedia Title," Publishing Channel, posted date, YouTube video, time placement, URL.

Shortened Note

2. Poster's Surname or Username [if applicable], "Multimedia Title."

Bibliography

Poster's First Name Surname or Username [if applicable]. "Multimedia Title." Publishing Channel. Posted on date, YouTube video, full time of video, URL.

Example: YouTube Video (14.167)

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 May 3, 2013, YouTube video, 1:47:27, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn2n7N7Q2vw. 

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (14.161 - 14.169) for more information on citing Online Multimedia and Apps.
This format may vary depending on the type of online multimedia and the information available.
For videos designed to run in your browser (eg. Chrome), a specific file format does not need to be mentioned.
For digital recordings other than compact discs, a streaming service or file format may be noted if relevant but is not required.

Blog Post

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific chapters and sections in The Chicago Manual (18th ed.) 

General Format

Full Note

1. Author First Name Surname, "Blog Entry Title," Blog Title (blog), Date of Post, 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. If it is not clear from the blog title, the word 'blog' may be included in parenthesis after the name of the blog.

Shortened Note

2. Author Surname, "Article Title."

Bibliography

Author Surname, First Name. "Blog Entry Title." Blog Title (blog), Date of Post. 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. "On Thought Leaders." Overcoming Bias (blog), December 12, 2017, http://www.overcomingbias.com/2017/12/on-though-leaders.html55. 

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (14.105) 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 chapters and sections in The Chicago Manual (18th ed.) 

General Format

Full Note

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

Shortened Note

2. Lecturer Surname, "Lecture Title."

Bibliography

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

Example

Full Note

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

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (14.115 and 14.164 - 14.167) for more information on citing Lecture or Course Notes.

Citations Taken from Secondary Sources

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific chapters and sections in The Chicago Manual (18th 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 the book The Birth of Feminism: Women as Intellect in Renaissance Italy and England and the author, Sarah Gwyneth Ross, made reference to the article "The Educational Ideas of Christine de Pisan," by Astrik L. Gabriel, but you could not find a copy of Gabriel's article you would refer to it as per the layout below.

General Format

Full Note

1. Author First Name Surname {original author}, Title (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 (Publisher, Year), page #.

Shortened Note

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

Bibliography

Author Surname, First Name {original author}. Title. Publisher, Year. Quoted in Author First Name Surname {the author of the book that refers to the thoughts/ideas of the thoughts/ideas of the other author}. Title. 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 (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. Harvard University Press, 2009, 23. 

Tips

See The Chicago Manual (14.160) for more information on citing Secondary Source.

Artificial Intelligence (i.e. ChatGPT)

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific chapters and sections in The Chicago Manual (18th ed.) 

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

 

In Chicago Style, you need to credit tools such as ChatGPT or other generative AI whenever you use the text generated in your own work. This information should be in a footnote; it is not usually included in the bibliography. However, if, for some reason, it is included in a bibliography it should be cited under the name of the publisher or developer and not under the name of the tool. Include a publicly available URL (14.104).


Examples

Note (when prompt is included in the text)

1. Text generated by ChatGPT-3.5, OpenAI, March 7, 2025, OpenAI, https://chat.openai.com/share/90b8137d-ff1c-4c0c-b123-2868623c4ae2.

Note (when prompt is not included in the text)

1. Response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” ChatGPT-3.5, OpenAI, March 7, 2025, https://chat.openai.com/share/90b8137d-ff1c-4c0c-b123-2868623c4ae2.

Note (when text is edited)

1. Response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” ChatGPT-3.5, OpenAI, March 7, 2025, OpenAI, edited for style and accuracy.


Tips

See 14.112 for more information on citing artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT.