Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the Chicago 17th Edition manual.
Book (section 14.100)
General Format
Full Note:
1. Author First Name Surname, Book Title: Subtitle (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page #.
Shortened Note:
2. Author Surname, Book Title, page #.
Bibliography:
Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Book Title: Subtitle. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Example
Full Note:
1. Salman Rushdie, The Ground beneath Her Feet (New York: Henry Holt, 1999), 25.
Shortened Note:
2. Rushdie, The Ground beneath, 28.
Bibliography:
Rushdie, Salman. The Ground beneath Her Feet. New York: Henry Holt, 1999.
Tip: See Chicago Manual sections 14.100 - 14.163 for more information and examples on citing books.
Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the Chicago 17th Edition manual.
E-Book (sections 14.159 - 14.163)
General Format
Full Note:
1. Author First Name Surname, Book Title: Subtitle (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), Format, page #.
Tip: page numbers may vary based on the e-book viewer used. In these cases it is preferred to use chapter or paragraph numbers if they are provided (eg. chap. 2 or para. 11)
Shortened Note:
2. Author Surname, Book Title, page #.
Bibliography:
Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Book Title: Subtitle. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Format.
Example 1
Full Note:
1. William Rayner, Canada on the Doorstep: 1939 (Toronto: Dundurn, 2011), Ebrary e-book, 93.
Shortened Note:
2. Rayner, Canada on the Doorstep, 93
Bibliography:
Rayner, William. Canada on the Doorstep: 1939. Toronto: Dundurn, 2011. Ebrary e-book.
Example 2
Full Note:
1. Elliot Antokoletz, Musical Symbolism in the Operas of Debussy and Bartok (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195365825.001.0001.
Shortened Note:
2. Antokoletz, Musical Symbolism.
Bibliography:
Antokoletz, Elliot. Musical Symbolism in the Operas of Debussy and Bartok. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195365825.001.0001.
Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the Chicago 17th Edition manual.
Contribution to a Multi-Author Book (section 14.107)
General Format
Full Note:
1. Author First Name Surname, "Chapter Title in Quotation Marks," in Book Title: Subtitle, ed. Editor First Name Surname (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), page #.
Shortened Note:
2. Author Surname, "Chapter Title in Quotation Marks," page #.
Bibliography:
Author Surname, First Name or Initial. "Chapter Title in Quotation Marks." In Book Title: Subtitle, edited by Editor First Name Surname, page range of chapter. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Example
Full Note:
1. Bob Stewart, "Wag of the Tail: Reflecting on Pet Ownership," in Enriching Our Lives with Animals, ed. John Jaimeson, Tony Bannerman and Selena Wong (Toronto, ON: Petlove Press, 2007),100.
Shortened Note:
2. Stewart, "Wag of the Tail," 102.
Bibliography:
Stewart, Bob. "Wag of the Tail: Reflecting on Pet Ownership." In Enriching Our Lives with Animals, edited by John Jaimeson, Tony Bannerman and Selena Wong, 97-105. Toronto, ON: Petlove Press, 2007.
Tip: See Chicago Manual sections 14.100 - 14.163 for more information and examples on citing books.