This guide is intended to cover only the Notes and Bibliography system.
For each type of source in this guide, both the general form and a specific example will be provided. The following format will be used:
Full Note - use the first time that you cite a source.
Concise Note - use after the first time you cite a source.
Bibliography - use when you are compiling the Bibliography that appears at the end of your paper.
Information on citing and several of the examples were drawn from The Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.).
Omit the URL for art you've viewed in person.
1. Author First Name/Initial Surname, Image Title, Year, medium, dimensions, physical location, URL.
2. Author Surname, Image Title.
Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Image Title. Year. Medium, dimensions. Location. URL.
1. Jan Griffier, Dutch Snow Scene with Skaters, c.1695, oil on canvas, 83 x 94 cm, Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York, https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/dutch-snow-scene-with-skaters-10363.
2. Griffier, Dutch Snow Scene.
Note: Chicago does not require that you include art in your bibliography, though your professor might!
Griffier, Jan. Dutch Snow Scene with Skaters. c.1695. Oil on canvas, 83 x 94 cm. Merchant Adventurers' Hall. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/dutch-snow-scene-with-skaters-10363.
1. Pablo Picasso, Bull's Head, spring 1942, bicycle saddle and handlebars, 33.5 x 43.5 x 19 cm, Musée Picasso Paris.
2. Picasso, Bull's Head.
Picasso, Pablo. Bull's Head. Spring 1942. Bicycle saddle and handlebars, 33.5 x 43.5 x 19 cm. Musée Picasso Paris.
1. Dorothea Lange, Black Maria, Oakland, 1957, printed 1965, gelatin silver print, 39.3 x 37 cm, Art Institute, Chicago, http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/220174.
2. Lange, Black Maria, Oakland.
Lange, Dorothea. Black Maria, Oakland. 1957, printed 1965. Gelatin silver print, 39.3 x 37 cm. Art Institute, Chicago. http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/220174.
1. Steve McCurry, Afghan Girl, December 1984, photograph, National Geographic, cover, June 1985.
2. McCurry, Afghan Girl.
McCurry, Steve. Afghan Girl. December 1984. Photograph. National Geographic, cover, June 1985.
1. Lone Star College-University Park Student Learning Resource Center, Collage of library photos profile image, n.d., color image, Citations: Chicago Style, http://upresearch.lonestar.edu/chicago.
2. Lone Star Collage, Collage.
Lone Star College-University Park Student Learning Resource Center. Collage of library photos profile image. N.d., color image. Citations: Chicago Style. http://upresearch.lonestar.edu/chicago.
1. Author First Name/Initial Surname, "Photograph Title," Year Photo was Taken (if provided), in Book Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page or plate #.
2. Author Surname, "Photograph Title."
Author Surname, First Name or Initial. "Photograph Title." Year Photo was Taken (if provided). In Book Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year, page or plate #.
"Figure" can be abbreviated to fig. but table, map, plate, and other labels should be spelled out. Page number (if available) should precede the illustration number.
1. Franz Jansen, "8 O'Clock," 1920, in German Expressionist Woodcuts, ed. Shane Weller (New York: Dover Publications, 1994), plate 12.
2. Jansen, "8 O'Clock."
Jansen, Franz. "8 O'Clock." 1920. In German Expressionist Woodcuts, edited by Shane Weller. New York: Dover Publications, 1994, plate 12.
The order of elements (and what you include) will depend on the format you watched as well as whether you're focusing on a particular piece or aspect of the overall work.
1. "Scene Title or Number," Title of Motion Picture, directed by Director First Name Surname (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), Format.
2. "Scene Title or Number."
"Scene Title or Number." Title of Motion Picture. Directed by Director First Name Surname. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Format.
1. "Crop Duster Attack," North by Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock (1959; Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2000), DVD.
2. "Crop Duster Attack."
"Crop Duster Attack." North by Northwest. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 1959. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2000. DVD.
1. Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuarón (2013; Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Pictures, 2014), Blue-ray Disc, 1080p HD.
2. Gravity.
Cuarón, Alfonso, dir. Gravity. 2013; Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Pictures, 2014. Blue-ray Disc, 1080p HD.
The order of elements (and what you include) will depend on the format you watched as well as whether you're focusing on a particular piece or aspect of the overall work.
Source type refers to the original format (e.g. 35 mm), and format is the version you viewed (e.g. DVD, YouTube video). Cite the video according to its original release information first, then add in details about the digital version.
1. Author First Name/Initial Surname, Multimedia Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), source type, format, URL.
2. Author Surname, Multimedia Title.
Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Multimedia Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Format, URL.
1. A. E. Weed, At the Foot of the Flatiron (American Mutoscope and Biograph Co., 1903), 35 mm film; from Library of Congress, The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906, MPEG video, 2:19, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694378/.
2. Weed, At the Foot of the Flatiron.
Weed, A. E. At the Foot of the Flatiron. American Mutoscope and Biograph Co., 1903; 35 mm film. From Library of Congress, The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906. MPEG video, 2:19. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694378/.
1. W. K. L. Dickson, Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (Edison Manufacturing Co., 1894), 35 mm film, YouTube video, 0:07, posted by "FreeClassicMovies1," April 3, 2012, https://youtu.be/oUC1QlXVhiM.
2. Dickson, Record of a Sneeze.
Dickson, W. K. L. Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze. Edison Manufacturing Co., 1894, 35 mm film. YouTube video, 0:07. Posted by "FreeClassicMovies1," April 3, 2012. https://youtu.be/oUC1QlXVhiM.
Like movies, the inclusion and order of various elements will depend on the the recording itself and how you accessed it. If your source doesn't indicate a date of recording or publication, use other sources to locate this information. Recordings on LP or disc will usually have an acquisition number, which should be included after the name of the recording company (no comma separating them).
1. Creator or Group, "Title of Song," other contributors, recording date, Recording Company or publisher acquisition number, track number on Album Title, year of release, format.
2. Creator/Group, "Title," time stamp.
Name of group or composer or performer. Title. Recording date. Recording Company or Publisher, format.
1. Leslie Odom, Jr., performer, "Wait For It," by Lin-Manuel Miranda, recorded 2015, with Hamilton ensemble cast, track 13 on Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording), vol. 1, Atlantic 551093-2, compact disc.
2. Odom, "Wait For It," 2:16.
Miranda, Lin-Manuel, writer/performer. Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording). Atlantic 551093-2, 2015, 2 compact discs.
Follow this model for musical recordings as well as recorded readings, lectures, audiobooks, and so on.
Live performances cannot be referenced by a reader, so you'd typically just describe those in-text.
1. Creator First Name Surname, Title of Work, other contributors, (place of publication: publisher, year), format, timestamp.
2. Creator Surname, Title, time stamp.
Creator Surname, First Name. Title of Work. Other contributor. Place of Publication: Publisher, year. Format, run time.
1. Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, read by Bernadette Dunne, (New York: Random House Audio, 2012), Audible audio ed., 6:42:20.
2. Strayed, Wild, 12:34:17.
Strayed, Cheryl. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. Read by Bernadette Dunne. New York: Random House Audio, 2012. Audible audio ed., 13 hr., 6 min.
1. Interviewee First Name Surname, interview by Interviewer Name, Name of TV Show/Production, Publisher, date, url.
2. Interviewee Surname, interview.
Interviewee Surname, First Name. Interview by Interviewer Name. Name of TV Show/Production, Publisher. Date. url.
1. Russell Crowe, interview by Charlie Rose, Charlie Rose, April 23, 2015, http://www.charlierose.com/watch/60551640.
2. Crowe, interview.
Crowe, Russell. Interview by Charlie Rose. Charlie Rose. April 23, 2015. http://www.charlierose.com/watch/60551640.
1. McGeorge Bundy, interview by Robert MacNeil, MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, PBS, February 7, 1990.
2. Bundy, interview.
Bundy, McGeorge. Interview by Robert MacNeil. MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, PBS. February 7, 1990.
1. Cartographer First Name Surname, cartographer, Title of Map (if given) or a Description, year created, scale, size, publication details.
2. Cartographer Surname, Title of Map/Description (shortened).
Cartographer Surname, First Name. Title of Map (if given) or a Description. Year created. Scale, size. Publication details.
1. Yu ji tu [Map of the tracks of Yu], AD 1136, Forest of Stone Steles Museum, Xi'an, China, stone rubbing, 1933?, 84 x 82 cm, Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov/item/gm71005080.
2. Yu ji tu [Map of the tracks of Yu].
Yu ji tu [Map of the tracks of Yu]. AD 1136. Forest of Stone Steles Museum, Xi'an, China. Stone rubbing, 1933?. 84 x 82 cm. Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/item/gm71005080.
1. Samuel de Champlain, cartographer, Carte geographrique de la Nouvelle Franse, 1612, 43 x 76 cm, in The History of Cartography, vol. 3, Cartography in the European Renaissance (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007), fig. 51.3.
2. de Champlain, Carte geographique de la Nouvelle Franse.
de Champlain, Samuel. Carte geographique de la Nouvelle Franse. 1612. 43 x 76 cm. In The History of Cartography, vol. 3, Cartography in the European Renaissance. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.
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