Samples of Chicago Manual of Style
Tthe Chicago Manual of Style is the major reference work for authors, editors and publishers in almost every field of literary publication. The following examples illustrate how citations and reference works are treated by the Chicago Manual of Style.
Citation Samples
Bibliographic entry of a book with a single author:
- Robinson, Patrick. Ghost Force. New York: Vanguard Press, 2008.
Bibliographic entry of a book with multiple authors:
- Barnes, Steven and Larry Niven. Dream Park. New York: Ace Books, 1981
Bibliographic entry of a journal article:
- Christopher, Darlene. “A Harder Focus on the Global Classroom.” Training + Development. February 2011, 30-31.
Notes Section
When citing works for a Notes section, the citation is similar to that of a bibliographic entry but there are some difference. Here is a Notes entry taken from the first bibliographic example above:
- 1. Patrick Robinson, Ghost Force. New York: Vanguard Press. 2008.
Note entries are numbered for reference in the main body of work. The author’s name is given first name first rather than last name first as seen in the bibliographic entry. The inclusion of publishing city, publisher and year of publication remain the same.
Online Sources
With the advent of the Internet and other online sources of information, it is often necessary to provide citation information from those sources. Inclusion of as much information regarding the web address is necessary to allow finding of the exact location from which the citation originates. The date the site was accessed for the citation is often included as online content is much more malleable than printed works and can change on a daily basis. Here is an example of a bibliographic online citation:
- Weston Liz Pulliam. My Best Financial Advice: Liz Pulliam Weston. Consumerist.com, August 2, 2007. http://consumerist.com/2007/08/my-best-financial-advice-liz-pulliam-weston.html.
Other References
These are just are small sampling of the various types of citations covered by the Chicago Manual of Style. More specific guidelines for other citation types can be found at the Chicago Manual of Style homepage as well as on a variety of other websites including:
These online references can cover the full breadth of Chicago Style citations.