A Chicago style bibliography lists the sources cited in your text. Each bibliography entry begins with the author's name and the title of the source, followed by relevant publication details. The bibliography is alphabetized by authors' last names.
Author full name, Book Title: Subtitle, edition. (Place of publication: Publisher, Year), page numbers, URL. Author last name, Shortened Book Title, page number(s). When citing a chapter from a multi-authored book, start with details of the chapter, followed by details of the book.
Author's last name, first name, middle initial. Title of document (in italics). Format (letter, manuscript, pamphlet…). Publisher city: publishing company, copyright date.
Author full name, Book Title: Subtitle, edition. (Place of publication: Publisher, Year), page numbers, URL. Author last name, Shortened Book Title, page number(s). When citing a chapter from a multi-authored book, start with details of the chapter, followed by details of the book.
Chicago newspaper citation Author last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Name of Publication, month date, year. URL if applicable.
In general, Chicago-style citations use either an author-date format or numbered notes and a bibliography. Here is an example of an author-date citation, as it would appear in the text of an essay citing a book: The primary cheeses used in Chicago-style pizza are mozzarella, Parmesan, and Romano (Bruno 1983, 4).
A state Supreme Court case (example is California) City & County of San Francisco, 56 P. 3d 1029 (Cal. 2002). Court cases are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography.
Case citations generally includes the case name, followed by the reporter volume, the reporter abbreviation, the first page of the case, the specific page for the cited material, and the court abbreviation and date in parentheses (unless the court name is obvious from the reporter abbreviation).
The following rules should be adhered to: Start Reference list on new page. Type the word References at the top, centered on line. Set first line of the reference at left margin, indent all lines underneath in hanging indentation format. Alphabetize by the author's last name (surname)
The bibliography is arranged alphabetically by the author's last name, or, if there is no author, by the first word in the title. When arranging the list ignore, but do not omit, “The”, “An” or “A” at the beginning of the title. After the first line, each entry is indented ½ inch or 5 spaces from the left margin.