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Chicago Citation Style

Chicago Citation Style Examples using the 15th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style are listed below. If you do not see the example you need listed here or if you want a more in depth discussion of Chicago Citation style, you should consult the following resources:

The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, available at the M.D. Anderson Library Information Desk (call number Z253.U69 2003).

The Chicago Manual of Style Tools
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools.html

The Chicago Manual of Style Q&A
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/cmosfaq.html

Book

Author's last name, first name. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of publication.

Rushdie, Salman. The Ground Beneath Her Feet. New York: Henry Holt, 1999.

Electronic Book

Author's last name, first name. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of publication. URL (accessed date).

Campbell, Peter. Alien encounters. Brookfield: Millbrook, 2000. http://www.netlibrary.com (accessed January 28, 2002).

Encyclopedia Article

Author's last name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia, Edition. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of publication.

Allin, Craig W. and Elizabeth A. Sparks. "Sex Discrimination." The Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America, 1st edition. Armonk, New York: M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 1998.

Magazine Article

Author's last name, first name. "Title of the Article." Title of Magazine, Date.

Creswell, Julie. "See This Goop? It Kills Anthrax." Fortune, November 2000.

Journal Article

Author's last name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume, no. Number (Year): Pages.

McMillen, Sally G. "Antebellum Southern Fathers and the Health Care of Children." Journal of Southern History 60, no. 3 (1994): 513-532.

Newspaper Article

Author's last name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper, Date, Edition.

Goodstein, Laurie and William Glaberson. "The Well-Marked Roads to Homicidal Rage." New York Times, April 10, 2000, national edition.

Article from an Electronic Database

Author's last name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume, no. Number (Year): Pages. URL (accessed date)

Thomas, Trevor M. "Wales: Land of Mines and Quarries." Geographical Review 46, no. 1 (1956): 59-81. http://www.jstor.org/ (accessed January 5, 2000).

E-Journal Article

Author's last name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume, no. Number (Year), URL (accessed date).

Wheelis, Mark. "Investigating Disease Outbreak Under Protocol to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention." Emerging Infectious Diseases 6, no. 6 (2000), http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol6no6/wheelis.htm (accessed December 5, 2000).

Website

Author of the content. "Title of the Page." Title of Owner of the Site. URL (accessed date).

Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees. "Evanston Public Library Strategic Plan, 2000-2010: A Decade of Outreach." Evanston Public Library. http://www.epl.org/library/strategic-plan-00.html (accessed March 3, 2003).

Website Without an Author

Title of Owner of Site. "Title of Page." Title of Site. URL (accessed date).

The Bahais of the United States. "History." The Bahai Faith. http://us.bahai.org/history/index.html (accessed April 23, 2003).

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