| AUTHOR |
1 author: LastName, First Name and/or Initial.
2+ authors: LastName, FirstName, and FirstName LastName.
10+ authors (list the first 7 authors and add "et al."): Last Name, First Name, FirstName LastName, FirstName LastName, FirstName LastName, FirstName LastName, FirstName LastName, FirstName LastName, et al.
No author? Begin you citation with the Title of the Book in italics.
| TITLE: Article, Chapter, Webpage |
Title is in quotation marks, provided in full, capitalized headline-style, and followed by a period.
E.g., "Title is in Quotation Marks and Capitalized Headline-style."
| TITLE: Journal, Book, Website |
Title is in italics, provided in full, and capitalized headline-style.
E.g., Title is in Italics and Capitalized Headline-style
| VOLUME & ISSUE NUMBERS |
When citing articles, the volume number follows the journal title with no punctuation. A comma separates the volume and the issue number is preceded by "no."
E.g., Title 42, no. 3
| PUBLICATION PLACE |
The publication place precedes the publisher's name and is followed by a full colon.
E.g., Sidney: Hedgerow Press, 2013.
| PUBLISHER |
Unlike some other citation styles, when citing in Chicago, always provide the publisher's name in full.
| DATE |
If a printed work has no known publication date, use the abbreviation “n.d.” For online resources, provide an access date if the publication date is unavailable.
| PAGES |
If page numbers are not available in your resource, you can use other markers including: chapter (chap.), section (sec.), equation (eq.), volume (vol.), or note (n.).
| DOI or URL |
Cite the DOI wherever possible. If no DOI is available, cite the URL (preferably a stable url or permalink if available). DOIs and URLs should not be hyperlinked.
| FORMAT |
Includes CDs, DVDs, VHS, film, and digital formats such as MPEG, MP3, and WAV. Depending on the resource type, you may need to include the original format and/or a digitized format.
FORMAT
Provincial or Federal Government. Name of Authoring Government Department, Agency or Committee. Title of Document. PlacePublished: Publishing Department, Agency or Committee, Year. URL.
EXAMPLE
British Columbia. Ministry of Education. Special Education Services: A Manual of Policies, Procedures and Guidelines. Victoria, BC: Ministry of Education, 2016. http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/ppandg.htm.
FOOTNOTE FORM
31. British Columbia, Ministry of Education, Special Education Services: A Manual of Policies, Procedures and Guidelines (Victoria, BC: Ministry of Education, 2016), http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/ppandg.htm.
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FORMAT
Provincial or Federal Government. Name of Authoring Government Department, Agency or Committee. Title of Document. PlacePublished: Publishing Department, Agency or Committee, Year. URL.
EXAMPLE
Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Ottawa, ON: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 2006. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071115053257/http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ch/rcap/sg/sgmm_e.html.
FOOTNOTE FORM
35. Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (Ottawa, ON: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 2006), http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071115053257/http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ch/rcap/sg/sgmm_e.html.
FORMAT
Provincial or Federal Government. Name of Authoring Government Department, Agency or Committee. Author's LastName, FirstName. "Title of Document." Title of Series. PlacePublished: Publishing Department, Agency or Committee, Year. URL.
EXAMPLE
Canada. Library of Parliament. Political and Social Affairs Division. Shaver, Andrea. “Teen Suicide.” Backgrounder. Ottawa, ON: Library of Parliament, 1990. http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection-R/LoPBdP/BP/bp236-e.htm.
FOOTNOTE FORM
34. Canada, Library of Parliament, Political and Social Affairs Division, Andrea Shaver, “Teen Suicide,” Backgrounder (Ottawa, ON: Library of Parliament, 1990), http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection-R/LoPBdP/BP/bp236-e.htm.
FORMAT
Author's LastName, FirstName Initial. Title of Document. PlacePublished: Publishing Department, Agency or Committee, Year.
EXAMPLE
Clapp, Frank A. Ministry of Transportation and Highways Inland and Coastal Ferries. Victoria, BC: Ministry of Transportation and Highways, 1981.
FOOTNOTE FORM
33. Frank A.Clapp, Ministry of Transportation and Highways Inland and Coastal Ferries (Victoria, B.C.: Ministry of Transportation and Highways, 1981), 7.
FORMAT
Provincial or Federal Government. Name of Authoring Government Department, Agency or Committee. Title of Document. PlacePublished: Publishing Department, Agency or Committee, Year. URL.
EXAMPLE
Canada. Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Brief to the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1991.
FOOTNOTE FORM
36. Canada, Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, Brief to the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies (Ottawa, ON: Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1991), 12.