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Chicago Citation Guide

Videos (VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray)

Bibliography Template

Director, dir. Title of Film. Film release date; Publisher, Video release date. Format.

Bibliography Example

Jenkins, Barry, dir. Moonlight. 2016; Lionsgate, 2017. Blu-ray Disc.


Note Template

1 Director, dir., Title of Film (Film release date; Publisher, Video release date), Format.

Note Example

1 Barry Jenkins, dir., Moonlight (2016; Lionsgate, 2017), Blu-ray Disc.

Streaming Videos (e.g., Netflix, Films on Demand)

Bibliography Template

Creator. Title of Video. Date. Format. URL (if possible).

Bibliography Examples

PBS. Bird Genius. 2014. Films on Demand. http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=99198&xtid=131254.

Foster, Jodie, dir. Black Mirror. Season 4, episode 2, "Arkangel." Aired December 29, 2017, on Netflix.


Note Template

1 Creator, Title of Video, Date, Format, URL.

Note Examples

1 PBS, Bird Genius, 2014, Films on Demand, http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=99198&xtid=131254.

2 Jodie Foster, dir., Black Mirror, season 4, episode 2, "Arkangel," aired December 29, 2017, on Netflix.

Online Videos (e.g., YouTube, TED)

Bibliography Template

Creator. "Title of Video." Date. Format, Length. URL.

Bibliography Examples

Khan Academy. "Ancient China." January 25, 2017. YouTube, 7 min., 27 sec. https://youtu.be/g9SGpnheXek.

Pariser, Eli. "Beware 'Online Filter Bubbles.'" Filmed March 2011. TED, 9 min., 4 sec. https://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.


Note Template

1 Creator, "Title of Video," Date, Format, Length, URL.

Note Examples

1 Khan Academy, "Ancient China," January 25, 2017, YouTube, 7 min., 27 sec., https://youtu.be/g9SGpnheXek.

2 Eli Pariser, "Beware 'Online Filter Bubbles,'" filmed March 2011, TED, 9 min, 4 sec.,  https://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.

Digital Theatre+

The library database Digital Theatre+ contains several types of videos, including filmed plays and supplemental videos. Click the Information link under a play to find more information.

Bibliography Template: Filmed Play

Playwright. Title of Play. Directed by director. Location: Theater, Year. Digital Theatre+ video, length.

Bibliography Template: Supplemental Video

"Title of Video," Year. Digital Theatre+ video, length.

Bibliography Examples

Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll's House. Directed by Carrie Cracknell. London: Young Vic Theatre, 2012. Digital Theatre+ video, 145 min.

"On Acting: Dominic Rowan," 2013. Digital Theatre+ video, 20 min., 55 sec.


Note Template: Filmed Play

1 Playwright, Title of Film, directed by Director (Location: Theater, Year), Digital Theatre+ video, length.

Note Template: Supplemental Video

2 "Title of Video," Year, Digital Theatre+ video, length.

Note Examples

1 Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House, directed by Carrie Cracknell (London: Young Vic Theatre, 2012), Digital Theatre+ video, 145 min.

2 "On Acting: Dominic Rowan," 2013, Digital Theatre+ video, 20 min., 55 sec.

Television Episodes

Bibliography Template

Director. Title of Show. Season, Episode, "Episode Title." Aired Date, on Network. URL (if possible).

Bibliography Examples

Foster, Jodie, dir. Black Mirror. Season 4, episode 2, "Arkangel." Aired December 29, 2017, on Netflix.

Weiner, Matthew, dir. Mad Men. Season 7, episode 14, "Person to Person." Aired May 17, 2015, on AMC.


Note Template

1 Creator, Title of Video, Date, Format, URL.

Note Examples

1 Jodie Foster, dir., Black Mirror, season 4, episode 2, "Arkangel," aired December 29, 2017, on Netflix.

2 Matthew Weiner, dir., Mad Men, season 7, episode 14, "Person to Person," aired May 17, 2015, on AMC.

Interviews

Bibliography Template

Use for retrievable interviews only. Personal interviews should be cited in notes only.

Interviewee. Interview by Interviewer. Title of Show/Website, Date. URL.

Bibliography Example

Yousafzai, Malala. Interview by Diane Sawyer. ABC World News, October 7, 2013. http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/diane-sawyer-sits-inspirational-malala-yousafzai-20499735.


Note Template

1 Interviewee, interview by Interviewer, Title of Show/Website, Date, URL.

Note Examples

1 Malala Yousafzai, interview by Diane Sawyer, ABC World News, October 7, 2013, http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/diane-sawyer-sits-inspirational-malala-yousafzai-20499735.

2 John Smith (principal of Jones High School), in discussion with the author, September 2017.

Music Recordings

Bibliography Template

Vocalist/Artist. Title of Album. Label, Date, Format.

Vocalist/Artist. "Title of Song." By Writers (if different). Track on Album. Label, Date, Format.

Bibliography Examples

Adele. 21. XL/Columbia, released January 24, 2011, compact disc.

Adele, vocalist. "Set Fire to the Rain." By Adele and Fraser T. Smith. Track 5 on 21. XL/Columbia, released January 24, 2011, MP3 audio.

U2. "With or Without You." Spotify. Track 3 on The Joshua Tree. Island, released March 16, 1987.


Note Template

1 Vocalist/Artist, Title of Album, Label, Date, Format.

2 Vocalist/Artist, "Title of Song," by Writers (if different), Track on Album, Label, Date, Format.

Note Examples

1 Adele, 21, XL/Columbia, released January 24, 2011, compact disc.

2 Adele, vocalist, "Set Fire to the Rain," by Adele and Fraser T. Smith, track 5 on 21, XL/Columbia, released January 24, 2011, compact disc.

3 U2, "With or Without You," Spotify, track 3 on The Joshua Tree, Island, released March 16, 1987.

Musical Scores

Bibliography Template

Composer. Title of Score. Libretto by/Arranged by Name. Publisher, Year. Website. Originally published in Year.

Bibliography Example

Handel, George Frideric. Adagio and March, HWV 62. Arranged by Sidney Lawton. Novello & Company, 1976. Music and Dance Online. Originally published in 1746.


Note Template

1 Composer, Title of Score, libretto by/arranged by Name (Publisher, year; originally pub. Year), Website.

Note Example

1 George Frideric Handel, Adagio and March, HWV 62, arranged by Sidney Lawton (Novello & Company, 1976; originally pub. 1746), Music and Dance Online.

Podcasts

Bibliography Template

Host, host. Title of Show, podcast, season X, episode X, "Title of Episode." Publisher, Date. URL.

Bibliography Example

McElroy, Sydnee, and Justin McElroy, hosts. Sawbones, podcast, episode 201, "The Presidential Fitness Test." Maximum Fun, September 17, 2017. http://www.maximumfun.org/sawbones/sawbones-presidential-physical-fitness-test.


Note Template

1 Host, hosts, Title of Show, podcast, season X, episode X, "Title of Episode," publisher, date. URL.

Note Example

1 Sydnee McElroy and Justin McElroy, hosts, Sawbones, podcast, episode 201, "The Presidential Fitness Test," Maximum Fun, September 17, 2017, http://www.maximumfun.org/sawbones/sawbones-presidential-physical-fitness-test.

Artwork

Bibliography Template

Artist. Title of Work. Date. Medium information. Location. URL.

Bibliography Examples

Giotto. Lamentation. 1303–06. Fresco. Arena Chapel, Padua. In Art in World History, by Mary Hollingsworth. Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 2004.

Kahlo, Frida. Girl with Death Mask. 1938. Oil on tin plate. Nagoya City Art Museum. Google Arts & Culture. https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/girl-with-death-mask-ni%C3%B1a-con-m%C3%A1scara-de-calavera-frida-kahlo/XgGnVsKm4o3rhw.

The Seated Scribe. Circa 2450–2500 BCE. Limestone sculpture. Louvre, Paris. https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010006582.

Wiley, Kehinde. Dogon Couple. 2008. Oil on canvas. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL.


Note Template

1 Artist, Title of Work, Date, Medium information, Location, URL.

Note Examples

1. Giotto, Lamentation, 1303–06, fresco, Arena Chapel, Padua, in Art in World History, by Mary Hollingsworth (Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 2004), 1:210.

2. Frida Kahlo, Girl with Death Mask, 1938, oil on tin plate, Nagoya City Art Museum, Google Arts & Culture, https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/girl-with-death-mask-ni%C3%B1a-con-m%C3%A1scara-de-calavera-frida-kahlo/XgGnVsKm4o3rhw.

3. The Seated Scribe, circa 2450–2500 BCE, limestone sculpture, Louvre, Paris, https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010006582.

4. Kehinde Wiley, Dogon Couple, 2008, oil on canvas, Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL.

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