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Chicago Citation Guide

Order of Book Elements

Here is the order of elements for a book citation. Please note that most books will not include all these elements, but the order will allow you to plug in the pieces you have.

  1. Author/Editor
  2. Date
  3. Title
  4. Edition
  5. Editor, compiler, translator, illustrator, etc.
  6. Volume
  7. Series title
  8. Publisher
  9. Year
  10. For online books: URL, website, or database.

Books

Bibliography Template

Author. Title of Book. Edition*. Publisher, Date.

*Omit edition if book is a first edition or does not have an edition statement.

Bibliography Examples

Cooper, William J., Jr., Thomas E. Terrill, and Christopher Childers. The American South: A History. 5th ed. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.

George, Mary W. The Elements of Library Research: What Every Student Needs to Know. Princeton University Press, 2008.


Note Template

1 Author, Title of Book, edition (Publisher, Date).

Note Example

1 William J. Cooper, Jr. et al., The American South: A History, 5th ed. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017).

2 Mary W. George, The Elements of Library Research: What Every Student Needs to Know (Princeton University Press, 2008).

Books with Translator or Illustrator

Bibliography Template

Author. Title of Book. Translated/Illustrated by Name. Publisher, Year.

Bibliography Example

Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon. Rev. ed. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. Harper Collins, 2005.

Homer. The Iliad. Translated by Robert Fagles. Viking, 1990.


Note Template

1 Author, Title of Book, trans./ill. name (Publisher, Date).

Note Example

1 Margaret Wise Brown, Goodnight Moon. rev. ed., ill. Clement Hurd (Harper Collins, 2005).

2 Homer, The Iliad, trans. Robert Fagles (Viking, 1990).

eBooks

Bibliography Template

Author. Title of Book. Publisher, Date. Website/Database or Format.

Bibliography Examples

Otto, Mary. Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America. New Press, 2017. Kindle.

Teays, Wanda. Business Ethics through Movies: A Case Study Approach. Wiley Blackwell, 2015. Ebook Central.


Note Template

1 Author, Title of Book (Publisher, Date), Website/Database or Format.

Note Examples

1 Mary Otto, Teeth: The Story of of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America​ (New Press, 2017), Kindle.

2 Wanda Teays, Business Ethics through Movies: A Case Study Approach (Wiley Blackwell, 2015), Ebook Central.

Archived eBooks (e.g., Project Gutenberg or Internet Archive)

Bibliography Template

Author. Title of Book. Original Publisher, Original Date. Reprint, Project Gutenberg, Date. URL.

Bibliography Examples

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. T. Egerton, 1813. Reprint, Project Gutenberg, 2013. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42671.

Grubben, G. J. H. Vegetables. Prota, 2004. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6jrlyOPfr24C.


Note Template

1 Author, Title of Book (Original Publisher, Original Date; Project Gutenberg, Date), URL.

Note Examples

1 Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (T. Egerton, 1813; Project Gutenberg, 2013), https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42671.

2 G. J. H. Grubben, Vegetables (Prota, 2004), https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6jrlyOPfr24C.

Audiobooks

Bibliography Template

Author. Title of Book. Narrated by narrator. Publisher, Year. Length.

Bibliography Examples

Clear, James. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. Narrated by the author. Penguin Audio, 2018. 5 hr., 35 min.

Sánchez, Erika L. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. Narrated by Kyla Garcia. Listening Library, 2017. 9 hr., 41 min.


Note Template

1 Author, Title of Book, narrated by narrator (Publisher, Date), at length.

Note Examples

1 James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio, 2018), at 5 hr., 35 min.

2 Erika L. Sánchez, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, narrated by Kyla Garcia (Listening Library, 2017), at 9 hr., 41 min.

Edited Books

Bibliography Template

Editor, ed. Title of Book.  Publisher, Date.

Bibliography Example

Rosenblum, Joseph, ed. The Definitive Shakespeare Companion: Overviews, Documents, and Analyses. Greenwood Press, 2017.


Note Template

1 Editor, ed., Title of Book (Publisher, Date).

Note Example

1 Joseph Rosenblum, ed., The Definitive Shakespeare Companion: Overviews, Documents, and Analysis​ (Greenwood Press, 2017).

Chapters

Bibliography Template

Chapter Author. "Title of Chapter." In Title of Book, edited by Editors. Publisher, Date.

Bibliography Example

Carbone, Teresa A. "Busted Seams and Bad Behavior: Bodies for the 1930s." In America after the Fall: Painting in the 1930s, edited by Judith A. Barter. The Art Institute of Chicago, 2016.


Note Template

1 Chapter Author, "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book, ed. Editors (Publisher, Date).

Note Example

1 Teresa A. Carbone, "Busted Seams and Bad Behavior: Bodies for the 1930s," in America after the Fall: Painting in the 1930s, ed. Judith A. Barter (The Art Institute of Chicago, 2016).

Anthologies

Bibliography Template

Work Author. "Title of Work." In Title of Book, edited by Editors. Publisher, Date.

Bibliography Examples

Spiotta, Dana. "Jelly and Jack." In The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016, edited by Rachel Kushner. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.

Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Pit and the Pendulum." In The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. Castle Books, 2002.


Note Template

1 Work Author, "Title of Work," in Title of Book, ed. Editors (Publisher, Date).

Note Examples

1 Dana Spiotta, "Jelly and Jack," in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016, ed. Rachel Kushner (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016), 40.

2 Edgar Allan Poe, "The Pit and the Pendulum," in The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Castle Books, 2002).

Reference Books

Bibliography Template

Entry Author. "Title of Entry." In Title of Book, edited by Editors. Publisher, Date.

Bibliography Example

Orme, Nicholas. "Christianity, Cornwall." In The Celts: History, Life and Culture, edited by John T. Koch and Antone Minard. ABC-CLIO, 2012.

Rogers, Shannon L., ed. "Allusions, Biblical." In All Things Chaucer: An Encyclopedia of Chaucer's World. Greenwood Press, 2007. Credo Reference.


Note Template

1 Entry Author, "Title of Entry," in Title of Book, ed. Editors (Publisher, Date).

Note Example

Include volume and page consulted at the end of the note, following a comma:

1 Nicholas Orme, "Christianity, Cornwall," in The Celts: History, Life and Culture, ed. John T. Koch and Antone Minard (ABC-CLIO, 2012), 1:192.

2 Shannon L. Rogers, ed., "Allusions, Biblical," in All Things Chaucer: An Encyclopedia of Chaucer's World (Greenwood Press, 2007), Credo Reference.

Sacred Texts

Bibliography Template

No bibliography entry needed. Simply use a note. Use common abbreviations for books of the Bible.


Note Template

1 Book Chapter:Verse (Version)

Note Examples

1 Luke 6:31 (Authorized King James Version)

2 Luke 6:31 (AKJV)

Exhibition Catalogs

Bibliography Template

Author. Title of Book. With additional contributions. Publisher, Year. Distributor. Exhibition catalog.

Bibliography Example

Griggs, C. Wilfred, ed. Ramses II: The Pharaoh and His Time. With historical background and object descriptions by Lisa K. Sabbahy. Jacksonville Art Museum, 1986. Exhibition catalog.


Note Template

1 Author, Title of Book, exh. cat., with additional contributions (Publisher, Year; Distributor).

Note Example

1 C. Wilfred Griggs, ed., Ramses II: The Pharaoh and His Time, exh. cat., with historical background and object descriptions by Lisa K. Sabbahy (Jacksonville Art Museum, 1986).

Self-Published Books

Bibliography Template

Author. Title of Book. Published by the author, Date.

Bibliography Example

Fischer, Maik. How to Cite in Chicago Style. Published by the author, 2024.


Note Template

1 Author, Title of Book (pub. by author, Date).

Note Example

1 Maik Fischer, How to Cite in Chicago Style (pub. by author, 2024).

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