Important Notes!
Chicago uses two different documentation styles:
Citing a Book
» In Text1
1. Firstname Lastname, Title of Book (Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication), page number.
1. Doug Salati, Hot Dog (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022), 5.
» Bibliography
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication.
Salati, Doug. Hot Dog. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Citing an Article
» In Text1
1. Firstname Lastname, "Title of Article," Title of Publication volume number, no. issue number (year of publication): page number.
1. Paul Hardwick, "Chaucer's Friar John and the Place of the Cat," The Chaucer Review 52, no. 2 (2017): 239.
» Bibliography
Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Article." Title of Publication volume number, no. issue number (year of publication): page numbers.
Hardwick, Paul. "Chaucer's Friar John and the Place of the Cat." The Chaucer Review 52, no. 2 (2017): 237-252.
Citing a Book
» In Text
(Lastname, year of publication) or (Lastname, year of publication, page number)
(Salati, 2022) or (Salati, 2022, 5)
» References
Lastname, Firstname. Year of publication. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher.
Salati, Doug. 2022. Hot Dog. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Citing an Article
» In Text
(Lastname, year of publication) or (Lastname, year of publication, page number)
(Hardwick, 2017) or (Hardwick, 2017, 241)
» References
Lastname, Firstname. Year of publication. "Title of Article." Title of Publication volume number (issue number): page numbers.
Hardwick, Paul. 2017. "Chaucer's Friar John and the Place of the Cat." The Chaucer Review 52 (2): 237-252.
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