Web Sources
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Contributors:Karen Schiller, Steve Gooch, Allen Brizee
Last Edited: 2010-01-08 01:48:45
General Model for Citing Web Sources in Chicago Style
Footnote or Endnote (N):
1. Firstname lastname, “Title of web page,” Publishing organization or name of web site in italics, Publication date if available, URL.
Corresponding Bibliographical Entry (B):
Lastname, Firstname. “Title of web page.” Publishing organization or name of web site in italics. Publication date if available. URL.
Access Date:
If an access date is necessary, the access date should be included in parenthesis at the end of the citation. Access dates are used for time sensitive details and may be required by certain publishers or disciplines.
Web Page with Known Author and Date
N:
7. Mister Jalopy, “Effulgence of the North: Storefront Arctic Panorama in Los Angeles,” Dinosaurs and Robots, 30 January 2009, http://www.dinosaursandrobots.com/2009/01/effulgence-of-north-storefront-arctic.html.
B:
Mister Jalopy. “Effulgence of the North: Storefront Arctic Panorama in Los Angeles.” Dinosaurs and Robots. 30 January 2009. http://www.dinosaursandrobots.com/2009/01/effulgence-of-north-storefront-arctic.html.
Web Page with Known Date but without Known Author
N:
8. “Illinois governor wants to 'fumigate' state's government,” CNN.com, 30 January 2009, http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/illinois.governor.quinn/.
B:
“Illinois governor wants to 'fumigate' state's government.” CNN.com. 30 January 2009. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/illinois.governor.quinn/.
Web Page with Unknown Date and Author
N:
9. “Band,” Casa de Calexico, http://www.casadecalexico.com/band.
B:
“Band.” Casa de Calexico. http://www.casadecalexico.com/band.
Blank Form for Online Multimedia
N:
1. Performer, Writer or Creator. Title of Podcast, Running Time; Title of Source, Format, url (access Date).
B:
Performer, Writer or Creator. Title of Podcast; Running Time. Title of Source. Format. url (access Date).
Podcast
N:
1. Ben Curtis and Marina Diez. Heading to the Costa de la Luz - Notes from Spain Podcast 71, 27 min., 8 sec.; Notes from Spain: Travel-Life- Culture, MP3, http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/05/22/heading-to-the- costa-de-la-luz-notes-from-spain-podcast-71/ (accessed March 30, 2009).
B:
Curtis, Ben and Marina Diez. Heading to the Costa de la Luz - Notes from Spain Podcast 71; 27 min., 8 sec. Notes from Spain: Travel-Life- Culture. MP3. http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/05/22/heading-to-the- costa-de-la-luz-notes-from-spain-podcast-71/ (accessed March 30, 2009).
