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Chicago 18th Edition: Books

Book Citations

Books

Note: Author (First Last), Title (Publisher, publication date), page #.

          1. Sabrina Little, The Examined Run: Why Good People Make Better Runners (Oxford University Press, 2024), 47.

Shortened note: Last name, Title, page #.

          2. Little, The Examined Run, 74.

Bibliography: Last Name, First Name. Title. Publisher, Year.

          Little, Sabrina. The Examined Run: Why Good People Make Better Runners. Oxford University Press, 2024.

  • Note: For Author-Date citations, the year goes after the author(s) instead of at the end.

In-text citation (for Author-Date only): (Last Name Year, page #)

          (Little 2024, 47)


Books with multiple authors

Note: Author (First Last) and Author (First Last), Title (Publisher, publication date), page #.

          3. J.W. Rogerson and John Vincent. The City in Biblical Perspective (Equinox Pub., 2009), 89.

Shortened note: Author (Last) and Author (Last), Title, page #.

          4. Rogerson and Vincent, City of Biblical Perspective, 98.

Bibliography: Author (Last, First), and Author (First Last). Title. Publisher, Year.

          Rogerson, J.W., and John Vincent. The City in Biblical Perspective. Equinox Pub, 2009.

  • Note: For Author-Date citations, the year goes after the author(s) instead of at the end.

In-text citation (for Author-Date only): (Last Name Year, page #)

          (Rogerson and Vincent 2009, 89)


No author

Note: Title (Publisher, publication date), page #.

          5. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods (Elsevier, 2017), 109.

Shortened note: Title, page #.

          6. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 118-121.

Bibliography: Title. Publisher, Year.

          Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. Elsevier, 2017.

  • Note: For Author-Date citations, the year goes after the author(s) instead of at the end.

In-text citation (for Author-Date only): (Year, page #)

          (2017, 109)


Chapter in an Edited Book

Note: Title (Publisher, publication date), page #.

          1. Kathleen Doyle, “The Queen Mary Psalter,” in The Book by Design: The Remarkable Story of the World’s Greatest

      Invention, ed. P. J. M. Marks and Stephen Parkin (University of Chicago Press, 2023), 64.

Shortened note: Title, page #.

          2. Doyle, “Queen Mary Psalter,” 65.

Bibliography: Year. Title. Publisher.

          Doyle, Kathleen. “The Queen Mary Psalter.” In The Book by Design: The Remarkable Story of the World’s Greatest

                  Invention, edited by P. J. M. Marks and Stephen Parkin. University of Chicago Press, 2023.

  • Note: For Author-Date citations, the year goes after the author(s) instead of at the end.

In-text citation (for Author-Date only): (Year, page #)

          (2017, 109)


E-Book

E-Books are cited like physical books, except they also include a "media marker." A media marker is the format of how the book was viewed, such as PDF e-book, Kindle edition, CD-ROM, etc. E-Books may also have a DOI or a URL attached to them if they are publicly available.

Note: Author (First Last), Title (Publisher, publication date), page #. Format/URL/DOI/Database.

          1. Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles (HarperCollins, 2012) 25. Libby Book.

Shortened note: Last name, Title, page #.

          2. Miller, Song of Achilles, 35.

Bibliography: Last Name, First Name. Title. Publisher, Year.

          Miller, Madeline. The Song of Achilles. HarperCollins, 2012.

  • Note: For Author-Date citations, the year goes after the author(s) instead of at the end.

In-text citation (for Author-Date only): (Last Name Year, page #)

          (Miller 2012, 25)

NOTE THE DIFFERENCE

Note: Initial footnote entry.

Shortened note: Repeated footnote entry.

Bibliography: At the end of the paper in alphabetical order.

In-text citation: Used with Author-Date format.

Learn more about the difference between Notes & Bibliography and Author Date format HERE.

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