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Chicago Manual of Style (Notes-Bibliography)

As of September 2024, Chicago Manual of Style has updated to the 18th edition. 
Consult with your professor to confirm whether you should use the 17th or 18th edition. 

Notes-Bibliography is the version of Chicago style which uses footnotes for in-text citation. 

Book with a single author or editor 

First footnote: Amy D. Finstein, Modern Mobility Aloft: Elevated Highways, Architecture, and Urban Change in Pre-Interstate America (Temple University Press, 2020), 10. 

Second footnote:  Finstein, Modern Mobility Aloft, 10. 

Bibliography: Finstein, Amy D. Modern Mobility Aloft: Elevated Highways, Architecture, and Urban Change in Pre-Interstate America. Temple University Press, 2020.

Journal article from an online database

First footnote: Chanelle Robinson, "'Papa Don't Preach': Imagining a Theology of Apology in Canada," Toronto Journal of Theology 35, no.1 (2019): 10, https://doi.org/10.3138/tjt.2018-0120.

Second footnote: Robinson, "'Papa Don't Preach,'" 10. 

Bibliography: Robinson, Chanelle. "'Papa Don't Preach': Imagining a Theology of Apology in Canada." Toronto Journal of Theology 35, no.1 (2019): 9-24. https://doi.org/10.3138/tjt.2018-0120.

Online newspaper/magazine article 

First footnote: Edward T. O'Donnell, "When Irish Immigrants Were America's Most Feared Terrorist Group," Washington Post, March 17, 2019, ProQuest Central. 

Second footnote: O'Donnell, "Irish Immigrants." 

Bibliography: O'Donnell, Edward T. "When Irish Immigrants Were America's Most Feared Terrorist Group." Washington Post, March 17, 2019. ProQuest Central. 

Page from a website

First footnote: "Classics," College of the Holy Cross, accessed August 19, 2024, https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/classics. 

Second footnote: "Classics."

Bibliography: College of the Holy Cross. "Classics." Accessed August 19, 2024. https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/classics. 

As of September 2024, Chicago Manual of Style has updated to the 18th edition. 
Consult with your professor to confirm whether you should use the 17th or 18th edition. 

Notes-Bibliography is the version of Chicago style which uses footnotes for in-text citation. 

Book with a single author or editor 

First footnote: Amy D. Finstein, Modern Mobility Aloft: Elevated Highways, Architecture, and Urban Change in Pre-Interstate America (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2020), 10. 

Second footnote:  Finstein, Modern Mobility Aloft, 10. 

Bibliography: Finstein, Amy D. Modern Mobility Aloft: Elevated Highways, Architecture, and Urban Change in Pre-Interstate America. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2020.

Journal article from an online database

First footnote: Chanelle Robinson, "'Papa Don't Preach': Imagining a Theology of Apology in Canada," Toronto Journal of Theology 35, no.1 (2019): 10, https://doi.org/10.3138/tjt.2018-0120.

Second footnote: Robinson, "'Papa Don't Preach,'" 10. 

Bibliography: Robinson, Chanelle. "'Papa Don't Preach': Imagining a Theology of Apology in Canada." Toronto Journal of Theology 35, no.1 (2019): 9-24. https://doi.org/10.3138/tjt.2018-0120.

Online newspaper/magazine article 

First footnote: Edward T. O'Donnell, "When Irish Immigrants Were America's Most Feared Terrorist Group," Washington Post, March 17, 2019, ProQuest Central. 

Second footnote: O'Donnell, "Irish Immigrants." 

Bibliography: O'Donnell, Edward T. "When Irish Immigrants Were America's Most Feared Terrorist Group." Washington Post, March 17, 2019. ProQuest Central. 

Page from a website

First footnote: "Classics," College of the Holy Cross, accessed August 19, 2024, https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/classics. 

Second footnote: "Classics."

Bibliography: "Classics." College of the Holy Cross. Accessed August 19, 2024. https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/classics. 

As of September 2024, Chicago Manual of Style has updated to the 18th edition. 
Consult with your professor to confirm whether you should use the 17th or 18th edition. 

Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition:

Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition: