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Chicago Citation Guide

Webpages

Bibliography Template

Author. "Webpage Title." Website. Date. URL.

Bibliography Examples

Mark, Joshua J. "Socrates." Ancient History Encyclopedia. September 2, 2009. https://www.ancient.eu/socrates/.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. "Ethical Principles in the Allocation of Human Organs." Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. June 2015. https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/resources/ethics/ethical-principles-in-the-allocation-of-human-organs/.

If there is no date, include an accessed date:

Micallef, Joseph V. "Origins of the July Crisis: Lighting the Fuse." Military.com. Accessed January 4, 2018. https://www.military.com/history/world-war-i-july-crisis.html.


Note Template

1 Author, "Webpage Title," Website, Date, URL.

Note Examples

1 Joshua J. Mark, "Socrates," Ancient History Encyclopedia, published September 2, 2009, https://www.ancient.eu/socrates/.

2 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, "Ethical Principles in the Allocation of Human Organs," Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, updated June 2015, https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/resources/ethics/ethical-principles-in-the-allocation-of-human-organs/.

3 Joseph V. Micallef, "Origins of the July Crisis: Lighting the Fuse," Military.com, accessed January 4, 2018, https://www.military.com/history/world-war-i-july-crisis.html.

Archived Websites (e.g., Wayback Machine)

Bibliography Template

Author. "Webpage Title." Website. Archived Date, at URL.

Bibliography Example

Collazo, Julie Schwietert. “Cuban Quimbombo (Afro-Cuban Okra).” The Latin Kitchen. Archived March 24, 2018, at https://web.archive.org/web/20180324130552/http://thelatinkitchen.com:80/blogs/kitchen/cuban-quimbombo-afro-cuban-okra.


Note Template

1 Author, "Webpage Title," Website, archived date, at URL.

Note Examples

1 Julie Schwietert Collazo, “Cuban Quimbombo (Afro-Cuban Okra),” The Latin Kitchen, archived March 24, 2018, at https://web.archive.org/web/20180324130552/http://thelatinkitchen.com:80/blogs/kitchen/cuban-quimbombo-afro-cuban-okra.

Blog Posts

Bibliography Template

Author. "Title of Blog Post." Blog Title (blog)*. Sponsor, Date. URL.

Bibliography Example

Wade, Lisa. "Race-Based Activism is Changing College Campuses." Sociological Images (blog). The Society Pages, April 19, 2016. http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2016/04/19/college-presidents-say-that-race-based-activism-is-changing-their-campuses/.


Note Template

1 Author, "Title of Blog Post," Blog Title (blog)*, Sponsor, Date, URL.

Note Example

1 Lisa Wade, "Race-Based Activism is Changing College Campuses," Sociological Images (blog), The Society Pages, April 19, 2016, http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2016/04/19/college-presidents-say-that-race-based-activism-is-changing-their-campuses/.

*(blog) is only needed if it it not clear that the source is a blog from the title.

Government Reports

Bibliography Template

Author. Title of Report. Report number. Website. Date. URL.

Bibliography Example

Cahill, Kevin E., Michael D. Giandrea, and Joseph F. Quinn. How Does Occupational Status Impact Bridge Job Prevalence? BLS Working Paper 447. Bureau of Labor Statistics. July 2011. https://www.bls.gov/osmr/pdf/ec110050.pdf.


Note Template

1 Author, Title of Report, Report number, Website, Date, URL.

Note Example

1 Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, and Joseph F. Quinn, How Does Occupational Status Impact Bridge Job Prevalence?, BLS Working Paper 447, Bureau of Labor Statistics, July 2011, https://www.bls.gov/osmr/pdf/ec110050.pdf.

Theses/Dissertations

Bibliography Template

Author. "Title of Thesis/Dissertation." Type, Institution, Year. URL.

Bibliography Examples

Cherban, Mackenzie. "Amplifying ASL: Designing with Futuring and Inclusion." Master's thesis, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019. https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/thesis/Amplifying_ASL_Designing_with_Futuring_and_Inclusion/7771094?file=14467457.

Frye, Katherine. "Exploring Population-Level Trends in Children's Social Skills Over Time Using Behavior Rating Scales." PhD diss., University of Florida, 2022. https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0058978/00001/pdf.


Note Template

1 Author, "Title of Thesis/Dissertation" (type, Institution, Year), URL.

Note Examples

1 Mackenzie Cherban, "Amplifying ASL: Designing with Futuring and Inclusion" (master's thesis, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019),  https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/thesis/Amplifying_ASL_Designing_with_Futuring_and_Inclusion/7771094?file=14467457.

2 Katherine Frye, "Exploring Population-Level Trends in Children's Social Skills Over Time Using Behavior Rating Scales" (PhD diss., University of Florida, 2022), https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0058978/00001/pdf.

Email

Bibliography Template

No bibliography entry needed. Simply use a note.

Note Example

1 John Smith, email message to author, September 17, 2017.

2 Text message to author, September 17, 2017.

Social Media

Bibliography Template

Author (username). "Text of post." Website, Date. URL.

Bibliography Examples

Santa Fe College. “Students are now eligible to receive federal Pell grant funds for the summer term. Find out how.” Facebook, September 4, 2017. https://www.facebook.com/santafecollege/posts/10155020259358224.

Pope Francis (@Pontifex). “I encourage world leaders to set aside partisan and ideological interests and seek together the common good of all humanity.” Twitter (now X), September 12, 2017. https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/907566964431835136.


Note Template

1 Author (username), "Text of post," Website, Date, URL.

Note Examples

1 Santa Fe College, “Students are now eligible to receive federal Pell grant funds for the summer term. Find out how,” Facebook, September 4, 2017, https://www.facebook.com/santafecollege/posts/10155020259358224.

2 Pope Francis (@Pontifex), “I encourage world leaders to set aside partisan and ideological interests and seek together the common good of all humanity,” Twitter, September 12, 2017, https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/907566964431835136.

ChatGPT/Generative AI

Please be sure your professor will allow you to use ChatGPT and other generative AI for your research or writing!

Bibliography Template

Company. Response to “Prompt” Product/Version, Date. URL.

Bibliography Example

OpenAI. Response to “Could you please give a few bulleted points about the purpose of a literature review?” ChatGPT-4o, October 21, 2024. https://chatgpt.com/share/671689d2-38b0-800b-959b-713092bd3f2a.


Note Template

1 Response to "prompt," Product/Version, Company, date, URL.

Note Example

1 Response to “Could you please give a few bulleted points about the purpose of a literature review?,” ChatGPT-4o, Open AI, October 21, 2024, https://chatgpt.com/share/671689d2-38b0-800b-959b-713092bd3f2a.

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