Chicago Citation Examples
Tips
- Author—The author(s) of the book. If no author is given, then begin with the book title.
- Book title—The title of the book.
- Publisher, year— The name of the publisher followed by the year the book was published.
E-book from library database, with a DOI or stable or permanent link
Note
6. Leonard Barkan, Mute Poetry, Speaking Pictures (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013), http://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umgc.edu /login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=503029&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Bibliographic entry
Barkan, Leonard. Mute Poetry, Speaking Pictures. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013. http://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=503029&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
E-book from library database, without a DOI or stable or permanent link
Use the database name.
Note
1. Amanat Hussain, Managing Operational Risk in Financial Markets (Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000), Books24x7.
Bibliographic entry
Hussain, Amanat. Managing Operational Risk in Financial Markets. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000. Books24x7.
Free Web e-book with a DOI
Note
1. Elliot Antokoletz, Musical Symbolism in the Operas of Debussy and Bartok (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195365825.001.0001.
Bibliographic entry
Antokoletz, Elliot. Musical Symbolism in the Operas of Debussy and Bartok. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195365825.001.0001.
Free Web e-book without a DOI
Use the URL.
Note
2. Philip B. Kurland and Ralph Lerner, eds., The Founders’ Constitution (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987), http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.
Bibliographic entry
Kurland, Philip B. and Ralph Lerner, eds. The Founders’ Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.
Book chapter from a library database, with DOI or stable or permanent link
Use DOI or stable link.
Suggested format:
Note
5. Peter Barker, "Scientists of the Past" in World Almanac and Book of Facts (New York: World Almanac Education Group, 2006), 229-31, http://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=28821189&login.asp&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Bibliographic entry
Barker, Peter. "Scientists of the Past." In World Almanac and Book of Facts. New York: World Almanac Education Group, 2006. http://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=28821189&login.asp&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Book chapter from a library database, without a DOI or stable or permanent link
Use the database name.
See example.