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
Single author citation
Example:
Jackson, Sean. “The Basics of Cloud Computing.” Lecture, the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, October 10, 2015.
Footnote citation:
1. Sean Jackson, “The Basics of Cloud Computing” (lecture, the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, October 10, 2015).
Two or more authors
Example:
Jackson, Sean, and Kate Williams. “The Key Features of Advanced Cloud Computing Techniques.” Lecture, the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, December 15, 2015.
Footnote citation:
1. Sean Jackson and Kate Williams, “The Key Features of Advanced Cloud Computing Techniques” (lecture, the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, December 15, 2015).
Films and video recordings
Movie citation
Example:
Titanic. Directed by James Cameron. Performed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1997. DVD.
Footnote citation:
1. Titanic, dir. James Cameron, perf. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet (Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1997), DVD.
YouTube video citation
Example:
“U.S. System of Education – English Language Notes.” YouTube video, 3:14. Posted by JenniferESL. July 19, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ciiaPwhF0I.
Footnote citation:
1. “U.S. System of Education – English Language Notes,” YouTube video, 3:14, posted by JenniferESL, July 19, 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ciiaPwhF0I.
Television programs
Example:
Friends. “The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy.” Directed by Gail Mancuso. Written by Michael Curtis. NBC, September 19, 1996.
Footnote citation:
1. Friends, “The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy,” dir. Gail Mancuso, writer, Michael Curtis, NBC, September 19, 1996.
Podcasts
Example:
Rivera-Collazo, Isabel. “Maritime Archaeology.” Educational Technology Services UCSD (audio blog), Winter 2017. Accessed January 25, 2017. https://podcast.ucsd.edu/podcasts/default.aspx?PodcastId=3837.
Footnote citation:
1. Isabel Rivera-Collazo, “Maritime Archaeology,” Educational Technology Services UCSD (audio blog), Winter 2017, accessed January 25, 2017, https://podcast.ucsd.edu/podcasts/default.aspx?PodcastId=3837.
Computer software
Example:
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. Computer software. Version 12. Adobe Corporation. Accessed January 25, 2017.
Footnote citation:
1. Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended, computer software, version 12, Adobe Corporation, accessed January 25, 2017.
Corporate author
Example:
UNESCO. Worldwide Child Development Program 2000-2006. Zurich: UNESCO, 2000.
Footnote citation:
1. UNESCO, Worldwide Child Development Program 2000-2006 (Zurich: UNESCO, 2000), 2.
Personal communication
Good news!
In Chicago style citation personal communication should be mentioned in footnotes only. No bibliography entry is required.
Example:
1. Jared Jones, e-mail message, July 4, 2015.