How to Cite Other Sources in Chicago Style
In our citation examples we use the following color coding:
- Red – Author
- Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
- Pink – Date
- Orange – Website/Publisher
- Turquoise – Place of publication
- Sienna – Pages
- Gray – URL/database/website where the source is retrieved
- Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e. its type, specific features etc.)
Course materials
Blush, Greta. “The Basics of Good Project Management.” Lecture, California Southern
University, Chandler, CA, March 12, 2020.
Footnote citation:
1. Greta Blush, “The Basics of Good Project Management” (lecture, California
Southern University, Chandler, CA, March 12, 2020).
Films and video recordings
Movie citation
Hancock, John Lee, dir. The Little Things. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Pictures, 2021. DVD.
Footnote citation:
1. The Little Things, directed by John Lee Hancock (Burbank, CA: Warner Bros.
Pictures, 2021), DVD.
YouTube video citation
“Midwest Access: The Importance of Teen Sleep.” YouTube video, 03:43. Posted by KTTC,
March, 28, 2024, www.youtube.com/watch?v=zueTsus1yMs.
Footnote citation:
1. “Midwest Access: The Importance of Teen Sleep,” YouTube video, 03:43, posted by
KTTC, March, 28, 2024, www.youtube.com/watch?v=zueTsus1yMs.
Television programs
Mancuso, Gail, dir. Friends. Season 3, episode 1, “The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy.”
Aired September 19, 1996, on NBC.
Footnote citation:
1. Friends, season 3, episode 1, “The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy,” directed by
Gail Mancuso, written by Michael Curtis, aired September 19, 1996, on NBC.
Personal communication
Good news!
In Chicago style citation, personal communication should be mentioned in footnotes only. No bibliography entry is required.
1. Jared Jones, e-mail message, July 4, 2023.