How to Cite a Work Within a Collection of Works in Chicago Style

In many forms of nonfiction writing, researching pertinent material is only part of the process. An equally important part is ensuring that the reader understands which references and resource materials support the points made in the paper. Several style guides are used for this purpose. The Modern Language Association style guides, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association and The Chicago Manual of Style are most common for academic purposes. The Chicago Manual of Style, originating at the University of Chicago, uses a combination of on-page footnotes and a bibliography for standalone resources and works from anthologies or collections.

Instructions

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      Assign a number to each work cited, the first time it's mentioned in your text. If it's the fifth reference, for example, all future on-page citations from the same work are prefaced with the numeral "5," followed by a period.

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      Cite the title in full within the first on-page footnote. The format is the number for each work, the author's name in full with first name first, the title of the work in quotations, the title of the anthology in italics, the editor of the anthology, the publishing information in parentheses and finally the pages referenced in that specific citation.

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      Construct a citation following that format, as illustrated by this fictional example:

      5. Bunny White, "Through the Looking Glass: Dystopian Elements in Alice's Wonderland," in Darkness and Light in Children's Literature, A Critical Review, ed. R. McQueen (London: Erewhon University Press, 2008), 789-790

      The title of the anthology should be in italics, which aren't supported on this page.

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      Shorten the citation for each future reference to the same work, listing just the citation number, author's name and page numbers. The example given above could be shortened to "5. White, 791" without the quotes. If you cite more than one work by the same author, use an abbreviated version of the title to distinguish them. In this instance, it would read "5. White, Looking Glass, 791" without the quotes.

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      Create a bibliography at the end of your paper, listing each of the works cited in the paper. The numbers are omitted and the format of the information is slightly different. The author's name is given surname first, with a comma after the surname. The first line is not indented, but following lines are. Page numbers appear before the publishing information and should be given for the entire anthologized work.

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      Structure a citation in the bibliography according to this fictional example:

      White, Bunny "Through the Looking Glass: Dystopian Elements in Alice's Wonderland," in Darkness and Light in Children's Literature, A Critical Review, edited by R. McQueen, 781-796. London: Erewhon University Press, 2008

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