STUDY AID
Los Angeles City College Library
Chicago (16th ed.)
Online Sources
CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE - CITING ONLINE SOURCES
Citations of Sources Obtained through Library Online Databases
When citing articles obtained from online databases, follow the recommendations for applicable publication type
as in print citation (book, magazine, journal, newspaper, etc.). In addition, include:
1. Access date (Chicago Manual of Style, section 14.7: “students are typically required to include
access dates for citations of online sources in their papers”).
2a. Name of the database and, in parentheses, any identification number provided with the source.
OR
2b. Direct URL leading to the source, but only if the database includes a recommended stable and easily
identifiable URL with the document (as in the second example).
For more details and examples see Chicago Manual of Style 16th ed., Sections 14.7 and 14.271.
Journal Article
Clarke, Anne, Sarah Colley, and Martin Gibbs. "Aboriginal Prehistory,
Historical and Contemporary Archaeology in the Sydney Basin."
Archaeology in Oceania 47, no. 2 (July 2012): 57-59. Accessed July
25, 2012. Academic Search Premier (77685364).
Journal Article (stable URL)
Onuf, Peter S. "American Exceptionalism and National Identity. " American
Political Thought 1, no. 1 (Spring 2012): 77-100. Accessed July 25,
2012. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/664594.
Monthly Magazine Article
Runciman, David. "Political Games." History Today 62, no. 6 (June 2012):
38-45. Accessed July 25, 2012. Academic Search Premier (76581843).
Weekly Magazine Article
Marche, Stephen. "The New Fascism: Across Europe, Quality of Life Is
Dropping, Providing Fertile Ground for the Far Right." Maclean's,
June 25, 2012, 26+. Accessed July 25, 2012. Gale Opposing Viewpoints
in Context (GALE|A294900869).
CQ Researcher Report
Katel, Peter. "Voter Rights." CQ Researcher 22, no. 19 (May 18, 2012):
449-76. Accessed July 25, 2012. CQ Researcher Online
(cqresrre2012051800).
Newspaper Article
Morgan, Philip. "Historian Lives for the Past." Tampa Bay Times March 4,
2012, 4. Accessed July 25, 2012. LexisNexis Academic.
eBook
Aberth, John. Plagues in World History. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield,
2011. Accessed July 26, 2012. EBSCOhost eBook Collection (350463).
eBook Chapter (page numbers not provided)
Mainwaring, Simon. "Social Media Empower People." In The Global Impact of
Social Media, edited by Dedria Bryfonski. Current Controversies.
Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Accessed July 26, 2012. Gale
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (GALE|EJ3010779220).
Authored Encyclopedia Entry (from Online Database)
Verley, Patrick. "Depressions and Recoveries." In History of World Trade
Since 1450, edited by John J. McCusker, 186-91. Detroit: Macmillan
Reference USA, 2006. Accessed July 26, 2012. Gale Virtual Reference
Library (GALE|CX3447600111).
Citations of Sources Obtained Directly from the Internet
When citing Internet content include as much of the following as can be determined: the author of the content
(if any); the title or a description of the page; the owner or sponsor of the site; and a DOI (Digital Object
Identifier) or URL (if DOI is not available). Also include a publication date or date of revision or modification
(if available). Students are typically required to include access dates for citations of online sources in their
papers.
Journal Article Retrieved from the Internet (DOI Assigned)
Fuchs, Doris, Agni Kalfagianni, and Tetty Havinga. "Actors in Private
Food Governance: The Legitimacy of Retail Standards and
Multistakeholder Initiatives with Civil Society Participation."
Agriculture and Human Values 28, no. 3 (2011): 353-67. Accessed July
26, 2012. doi:10.1007/s10460-009-9236-3.
Authored Entry from a Web-Based Encyclopedia
Kohn, Margaret. "Colonialism." In Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,
edited by Edward N. Zalta. Summer 2012 ed. Accessed July 26, 2012.
http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2012/entries/colonialism.
Book Retrieved from the Internet
Cole, John Y. Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of
Congress. Washington, DC: Library of Congress. Last modified January
11, 2006. Originally published in print 1993. Accessed August 6,
2012. http://www.loc.gov/loc/legacy.
Governmental Agency Publication Retrieved from the Internet
National Hurricane Center of the National Weather Service. "Hurricanes in
History." National Hurricane Center of the National Weather Service.
Last modified May 30, 2012. Accessed July 28, 2012.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/history.
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