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Chicago Style Guide: Cite Other Types of Sources

Website

Bibliography template:

“Title of Web Page.” Name of Website. Publishing organization, publication or revision date if available. Access date if no other date is available. URL .

Bibliography page example: 

"National Pollutions Fund". United Sates Coast Guard , accessed July 10, 2022, https://www.uscg.mil/Mariners/National-Pollution-Funds-Center/

Footnote example:

1. "National Pollutions Fund". United Sates Coast Guard , accessed July 10, 2022, https://www.uscg.mil/Mariners/National-Pollution-Funds-Center/

Interviews

Bibliography template:

Lastname Firstname. Title of Broadcasting Program. By Firstname Lastname. Publisher, date.

Bibliography page example: 

Kelly, Scott. CNN News. By John Berman. CNN, March 16, 2022.

Footnote example:

1. Scotty Kelly, interview by John Berman, CNN News, CNN, March 16, 2022.

Documents

Bibliography template:

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Document.” Source type identifier, Place of Publication, year of publication.

Bibliography page example: 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "Water systems research".  Report, Washington DC, 2016.

Footnote example:

1.  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Water systems research",  (report, Washington DC, 2016), 3-5.

Generative AI Tools

Footnote example: 

Tool Name, text describing "prompt", Company Name, date created.

Footnote example:

1. ChatGPT, response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” OpenAI, March 7, 2023.

Note: Chicago Style states that while generative AI needs to be cited as a footnote or endnote, citations for AI do not belong in a bibliography. 

Social Media Text Posts

Bibliography template:

Lastname, Firstname (Screen name). “Post text”. Social media service, indication of format/medium, publication date, time stamp. URL.

Bibliography page example: 

Maritime Baseball (mtimebaseball). "A great year in the weight room for our boys! Amazing effort from start to finish undoubtedly made an impact on the field" Twitter, July 17, 2022. https://twitter.com/mtimebaseball

Footnote example:

1. Maritime Baseball (mtimebaseball), "A great year in the weight room for our boys! Amazing effort from start to finish undoubtedly made an impact on the field," Twitter, July 17, 2022, https://twitter.com/mtimebaseball

Youtube & Streaming Video

Bibliography template:

Lastname, Firstname. “Post text”. Publisher of content. Publication date. Format, running time. URL.

Bibliography page example: 

"Impossible not to laugh: The funniest dog & puppy videos". Tiger Funnies. February 1, 2017. Video, 10:11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHPTzFM_DU4

Footnote example:

1.  "Impossible not to laugh: The funniest dog & puppy videos", Tiger Funnies,  February 1, 2017, video, 10:11, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHPTzFM_DU4

Podcast

Bibliography template:

Lastname, Firstname. “Episode title”. Produced by producer name. Publication date. Podcast, MP3 audio, running time. URL.

Bibliography page example: 

Kilgariff, Karen. "336: The FBI with Jerri Williams". Produced by Exactly Right. My Favorite Murder. July 21, 2022. Podcast, MP3 audio, 33:21. https://myfavoritemurder.com/336-the-fbi-with-jerri-williams/.

Footnote example:

1.  Karen Kilgariff, "336: The FBI with Jerri Williams", July 21, 2022 in My Favorite Murder produced by Exactly Right, podcast, MP3 audio, 33:21, https://myfavoritemurder.com/336-the-fbi-with-jerri-williams/.


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