Directory to Chicago notes and bibliography entries

General guidelines for listing authors

One author

Two or three authors

Four or more authors

Organization as author

Unknown author

Multiple works by the same author

Editor (with no author)

Author and editor

Author and translator

How to cite books and other long works

Basic format for a book (print)

Basic format for a book (e-book)

Basic format for a book (web or online library)

Edition other than the first

Volume in a multivolume work

Selection in an anthology

Book part (introduction, preface, foreword, or afterword)

Republished book

Book with a title in its title

Work in a series

Sacred text

Government document

Unpublished dissertation

Published proceedings of a conference

Source quoted in another source

How to cite articles and other short works

Article in a journal (print)

Article in a journal (on the web)

Article in a journal (from a database)

Article in a magazine (print)

Article in a magazine (on the web)

Article in a magazine (from a database)

Article in a newspaper (print)

Article in a newspaper (on the web)

Article in a newspaper (from a database)

Unsigned article (newspaper)

Article with a title in its title

Review

Letter to the editor

Article in a reference work (encyclopedia, dictionary, wiki)

Letter in a published collection

How to cite web sources

An entire website

Short work from a website

Blog post

Comment on a blog post

How to cite audio, visual, and multimedia sources

Podcast

Online audio or video

Published or broadcast interview

Film (DVD, BD, or other format)

Sound recording

Musical score or composition

Work of art

Performance

How to cite personal communication and social media

Personal communication

Personal interview

Online posting

Facebook post

Twitter post (tweet)