Chicago 17th ed. basics: Notes & Bibliography

Journal Article: 

Format: 1. First Name Last Name, "Title of Article," Title of Journal volume #, issue # (year): page #. 

Example: 1. Heather Brodie Perry, “Information Literacy in the Sciences: Faculty Perception of Undergraduate Student Skill,” College & Research Libraries 78, no. 7 (2017): 973. 

Book (1-3 authors): 

Format: 1. First Name Last Name, Title of Book (City of Publication: Publisher, year), page #. 

Example: 1. Mary Francis, The Fun of Motivation: Crossing the Threshold Concepts (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2017), 24. 

Edited Book (each chapter has a different author):

Format: 1. First Name and Second Name  "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book, editors (City of Publication: Publisher, year), page #. 

Example: 1. Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Beth Hoag, "Learning, Leading, and Information Literacy," in Learning Beyond the Classroom, eds. Silvia Vong and Manda Vrkljan (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2020), 5.

Book Chapter (4-10 authors):

Format: 1. First name et al., "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book, editors (City of Publication: Publisher, year), page #.

Example: 1. Amber Arnold et al., "How Librarians Can Save Us All," in Books, Coffee, and Dogs, ed. Audra Reinders (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2020), 87.  

Multivolume Book:

Format: 1. First Name Last Name, Title of Book, volume #, Title of Series (City of Publication: Publisher, year), page #. 

Example: 1. Wilfrid J. Harrington, Revelation, vol. 16, Sacra Pagina (Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1993), 5.

Newspaper article:

Format: 1. First name Last name, "Title of article," Title of Newspaper, date of publication, section (if available), url (if consulted online and stable), Database name (if consulted online and no stable url is available).

Example: 1. David G. Savage, “Stanford Student Goes to Supreme Court to Fight for Her Moms,” Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2015, Nation, http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-gay-marriage-children-20150424-story.html.

Website: 

Format: 1. First Name Last Name, “Title of Web Page,” Publishing Organization. Copyright date, URL.

Example: 1. Audra Reinders, "Fair Isle Knitting Basics," Knitting World 4 October 2020, https://www.knittingworld.com/fairislebasics

Website (Corporate Author):

Format: Corporate Author, "Title of Web Page," Copyright date, URL. 

Example: Association of European Knitters, "Knitting to Relieve Stress," 3 December 2019, http://www.aoek.org/knittingtorelievestress.

Lecture Notes:

Format:  T. Alexander Giltner, “Title of Lecture” (Class Lecture, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, Month Day, Year).

Journal Article: 

Format: Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal volume #, issue # (year): page #s. 

Example: Perry, Heather B. “Information Literacy in the Sciences: Faculty Perception of Undergraduate Student Skill.” College & Research Libraries 78, no. 7 (2017): 964-977. 

Book: 

Format: Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. edition. City of Publication: Publisher, year. 

Example: Francis, Mary. The Fun of Motivation: Crossing the Threshold Concepts. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2017. 

Example: JAMA Network. AMA Manual of Style. 11th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020.

Edited Book (each chapter has a different author):

Format: Last Name, First Name. "Title of Chapter." In Title of Book, editors, page #s of chapter. City of Publication: Publisher, year. 

Example: Hinchliffe, Lisa J., and Beth Hoag. "Learning, Leading, and Information Literacy." In Learning Beyond the Classroom, edited by Silvia Vong and Manda Vrkljan, 3-10. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2020.

Book Chapter (4-10 authors): 

Format: Last Name, Frist Name, Second Name, Third Name, and Fourth Name. "Title of Chapter." In Title of Book, edited by First Name Last Name, #-#. City of Publication: Publisher, year. 

Example: Arnold, Amber, Barbara Dohrmann, Ruth Cross, and Marion Dohr. "How Librarians Can Save Us All." In Books, Coffee, and Dogs, edited by Audra Reinders, 85-110. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2020.  

Multivolume Book: 

Format: Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Volume #, Title of Series. City of Publication: Publisher, year. 

Example: Harrington, Wilfrid J. Revelation. Vol. 16, Sacra Pagina. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1993. 

Newspaper article:

Format: 1. Last name, First name. "Title of article." Title of Newspaper. Date of publication. Section (if available). url (if consulted online and stable). Database name (if consulted online and no stable url is available).

Example: 1.Savage, David G. “Stanford Student Goes to Supreme Court to Fight for Her Moms.” Los Angeles Times. April 27, 2015. Nation. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-gay-marriage-children-20150424-story.html.

Website: 

Format: Last Name, First Name. “Title of Web Page.” Publishing Organization. Copyright date. URL .

Example: Reinders, Audra. "Fair Isle Knitting Basics." Knitting World. 4 October 2021. https://www.knittingworld.com/fairislebasics

Website (Corporate Author):

Format: Corporate Author. "Title of Web Page." Copyright date. URL. 

Example: Association of European Knitters. "Knitting to Relieve Stress." 3 December 2019. http://www.aoek.org/knittingtorelievestress

Lecture Notes:

Format: Giltner, T. Alexander. “Title of Lecture.” Class Lecture, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, Month Day, Year.