Chicago note example: Basic format for an online book. The note starts with an indent and the note number 2. The author is listed in normal order, followed by a comma: John Dewey, The book title is italicized and is followed by no punctuation. Democracy and Education. In parentheses are the original date of publication, a semicolon, the publisher, and the date of original publication, followed by a comma: (1916; ILT Digital Classics, 1994), The chapter (or pages) cited is followed by a comma: c h a p period 4, The URL is followed by a period: http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publications/dewey.html.