Library databases may allow you export a citation or to save a citation in a particular format. You could generally cite an online database journal article similar to a print journal article, but also add the database information, and an accession number or doi. The 16th edition does not require the date accessed for articles from library databases. Author's Name, 'Title of Article,' Title of Journal Volume Number, Issue Number (Date of Publication), Page Numbers, Name of Database, Database Vendor ( or persistent/stable URL, accession number or doi). Sample Chicago style format for the first footnote or endnote for an article from one of our databases:ġ. To cite articles found in our library databases, check the article citation or article information page to find publication information.

Author's Name, Title of Book (Place of Publication: Publisher, Publication Date), Page Numbers. Sample Chicago style format for the first footnote or endnote for a print book:ġ. To cite books, check the front pages of the book or the record in the library catalog to find the publication information you need to format the citation.

If you use the same source two or more times in a row, use the abbreviation Ibid., followed by the page number.

For subsequent notes, use use the author's name, title, and the page number.For the first footnote or endnote for a source, give the full citation information.Start each note with its corresponding number, a period, and one space.Indent the first line of each note by five spaces.Don't use 'I' or 'you' or related words in your writing. Write in the 3rd person, not 1st or 2nd.Chicago: Humanities style citations use footnotes or endnotes, not parenthetical references.

Turabian endnote example