Macdonald DeWitt Library at SUNY Ulster

Chicago Citation Style

This guide provides examples for creating citations using Chicago style.

Book with One Author or Editor

The general format below refers to a book with one author. 
 
If you are dealing with one editor instead of one author, insert the editor's name in the place where the author's name is now, followed by a comma and the word "ed." without the quotation marks.  The rest of the format remains the same.
 
 
General Format 
 
      Full Footnote: 
            1. Author First Name/Initial Surname, Book Title: Subtitle (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page #.
 
      Concise Footnote: 
            2. Author Surname, Book Title, page #. 
 
      Bibliography:
      Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Book Title: Subtitle. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
  
 
Example
 
      Full Footnote:
            1. Salman Rushdie, The Ground beneath Her Feet (New York: Henry Holt, 1999),  25. 
 
      Concise Footnote:
            2. Rushdie, The Ground beneath, 25.
   
      Bibliography:
      Rushdie, Salman. The Ground beneath Her Feet. New York: Henry Holt, 1999.   
    
      
 

Books with Two or Three Authors or Editors

The general format below refers to a book with two authors. 
 
If you are dealing with two editors instead of two authors, insert the names of the editors into the place where the authors' names are now, followed by a comma and the word "eds." without the quotation marks.  The rest of the format remains the same.
 
General Format 
 
      Full Footnote: 
            1. Author First Name/Initial Surname and Author First Name/Initial Surname,
      Book Title: Subtitle  (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page #.
 
      Concise Footnote: 
            2. Author Surname and Author Surname, Book Title, page #. 
 
      Bibliography:
      Author Surname, First Name/Initial, and Author First Name/Initial Surname. Book Title:
            Subtitle. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
  
 
Example 
 
      Full Footnote:
            1. Liam P. Unwin and Joseph Galloway, Peace In Ireland (Boston: Stronghope
      Press, 1990), 139.  
 
      Concise Footnote:
            2. Unwin and Galloway, Peace in Ireland, 139.
 
      Bibliography:
      Unwin, Liam P., and Joseph Galloway. Peace in Ireland. Boston: Stronghope Press,
            1990.  

Books with More Than Three Authors or Editors

The general format below refers to a book with more than three authors. 
 
 
If you are dealing with a book that has more than three editors instead of authors, insert the names of the editors into the place where the names of the authors are now, followed by a comma and the word "eds." without the quotation marks (as per the example).  The rest of the format remains the same.
  
General Format 
 
      Full Footnote: 
            1. Author First Name/Initial Surname et al., Book Title: Subtitle (Place of
      Publication: Publisher, Year), page #.
 
      Concise Footnote: 
            2. Author Surname et al., Book Title, page #. 
 
      Bibliography:
      Author Surname, First Name/Initial, Author First Name/Initial Surname, Author First
            Name/Initial Surname, and Author First Name/Initial Surname. Book Title: Subtitle.
            Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
          
 
Example 
 
      Full Footnote:
            1. Jeri A. Sechzer et al., eds., Women and Mental Health (Baltimore:
      Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996), 243.   
 
      Concise Footnote:
            2. Sechzer et al., Women and Mental Health, 243.
 
      Bibliography:
      Sechzer, Jeri A., S. M. Pfaffilin, F. L. Denmark, A. Griffin, and S. J. Blumenthal, eds.
            Women and Mental Health. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.

E-Books

E-books are generally referenced in the same way as other books.  The general format provided below refers to a basic one author e-book. 
   
If you are using an e-book that has multiple authors, includes an edition number, etc., please refer to the appropriate section in this guide. Include information on the format of the resource near the end of the footnote or bibliography entry (including a doi OR URL for the on-line version of an E-book), as per the example below.
 
 
General Format 
 
      Full Footnote: 
            1. Author First Name/Initial Surname, Book Title: Subtitle (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), Format, page #.
 
      Concise Footnote: 
            2. Author Surname, Book Title, page #. 
 
      Bibliography:
      Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Book Title: Subtitle. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Format.
  
Example 
 
      Full Footnote:
            1. William Rayner, Canada on the Doorstep: 1939 (Toronto Dundurn, 2011), Ebook Central e-book, 93.
 
      Concise Footnote:
            2. Rayner, Canada on the Doorstep, 93.
   
      Bibliography:
      Rayner, William. Canada on the Doorstep: 1939. Toronto: Dundurn, 2011. Ebook Central e-book.
 
 

Books With No Author

General Format 
 
      Full Footnote: 
            1. Book Title: Subtitle (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page #.
 
      Concise Footnote: 
            2. Book Title, page #. 
 
      Bibliography:
      Book Title: Subtitle. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
  
 
Example 
 
      Full Footnote:
 
            1. New York Public Library American History Desk Reference (New York:
      Macmillan, 1997), 87.
 
      Concise Footnote:
            2. New York Public Library, 87.
   
      Bibliography:
      New York Public Library American History Desk Reference. New York:
            Macmillan, 1997.

Print Reference Books

Well-known reference books are generally only cited in notes, not the bibliography.  Full publication information is usually not included, but the edition must be specified.

References to an alphabetically arranged work cite the item preceded by "s.v.", instead of a volume or page number.

To cite less well-known reference books, or if a fuller citation is required, please see the page for a "Chapter or Article in a Multi-Author Book."

General Format (for well known reference works)

      Full Footnote: 
            1. Book Title: Subtitle, Edition, s.v. "Title of Entry."
 
      Concise Footnote: 
            2. Book Title: Subtitle, Edition, s.v. "Title of Entry."
 
      Bibliography:
      Often omitted.
  
 
Example
 
      Full Footnote:
            1. Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th ed., s.v. "Salvation."
 
      Concise Footnote:
            2. Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th ed., s.v. "Salvation."
   
      Bibliography:
      Often omitted.

Editions of Books Other Than the First

Second edition = 2nd ed.
Third edition = 3rd ed.
Fourth edition = 4th ed.
Revised edition = rev. ed. (Note) or Rev. ed. (Bibliography)
 
General Format 
 
      Full Footnote: 
            1. Author First Name/Initial Surname, Book Title: Subtitle, edition (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page #.
 
      Concise Footnote: 
            2. Author Surname, Book Title, page #. 
 
      Bibliography:
      Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Book Title: Subtitle. Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
  
Example 
 
      Full Footnote:
            1. Daniel Rhodes, Clay and Glazes for the Potter, rev. ed. (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2000), 85. 
 
      Concise Footnote:
            2. Rhodes, Clay and Glazes, 85.
 
      Bibliography:
      Rhodes, Daniel. Clay and Glazes for the Potter. Rev. ed. Iola, WI: Krause Publications,  2000.

Books with an Organization as the Author

General Format 
 
      Full Footnote: 
            1. Organization Name, Book Title: Subtitle (Place of Publication: Publisher,
      Year), page #.
 
      Concise Footnote: 
            2. Organization Name, Book Title, page #. 
 
      Bibliography:
      Organization Name. Book Title: Subtitle. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
 
Example 
 
      Full Footnote:
            1. World Health Organization, WHO Editorial Style Manual (Geneva: World Health Organization, 1993), 34. 
 
      Concise Footnote:
            2. World Health Organization, WHO Editorial Style, 34.
 
      Bibliography:
      World Health Organization. WHO Editorial Style Manual. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1993.

Chapter or Article in a Multi-Author Book

General Format 
 
      Full Footnote: 
            1. Author First Name Surname, "Title of Chapter or Article," in Book Title: Subtitleed. Editor First Name/Initial Surname (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page #.
 
      Concise Footnote: 
            2. Author Surname, "Title of Chapter or Article," page #. 
 
      Bibliography:
      Author Surname, First Name. "Title of Chapter or Article." In Book Title: Subtitle, edited  by Editor First Name Surname, page range of article/chapter. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
 
 
Example 
 
      Full Footnote:
            1. Noel Starblanket, "An Aboriginal Perspective on the Creation of the Star Blanket  First Nation's Reserves," in Urban Indian Reserves: Forging New Relationships in Saskatchewan, ed. F. L. Barron and J. Garcia (Saskatoon, SK: Purich Publishing, 1999), 240.  
 
      Concise Footnote:
            2. Starblanket, "Aboriginal Perspective," 240.
 
      Bibliography:
      Starblanket, Noel. "An Aboriginal Perspective on the Creation of the Star Blanket First  Nation's Reserves." In Urban Indian Reserves: Forging New Relationships in Saskatchewan, edited by F. L. Barron and J. Garcia, 231-242. Saskatoon, SK: Purich Publishing, 1999.