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Citation Styles Playbook

The purpose of this playbook is to help you cite the sources used in your academic research.

Miscellaneous [Notes/Biblio.]

Lectures & PowerPoint presentations

*If the information is available online, include a URL.

FIRST NOTE: Speaker's first & last name, "Title of Lecture" (PowerPoint presentation or lecture, Institution, Location, Month Day, Year), URL (if applicable).

  • Marianne Carson, “The War of 1812" (lecture, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, February 5, 2015).
  • David G. Harper, “Student Success” (PowerPoint presentation, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA,  April 14, 2017).

SUBSEQUENT NOTE: Speaker's last name, "Shortened Title."

  • Carson, "The War of 1812."
  • Harper, "Student Success."

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Speaker's last name, first name. "Title of Lecture." Lecture delivered in class, Institution, Location, Month Year. URL (if applicable).

  • Carson, Marianne. "The War of 1812." Lecture delivered in class, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, February 2015.
  • Harper, David G. "Student Success." PowerPoint presented in class, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA, April 2017.

*For more information, see Chicago Manual of Style section 14.217

Theses & Dissertations

*If the document is consulted online, include a URL. If the document is accessed through a commercial database (e.g., ProQuest Dissertations), include the database and, if available, an identification number.

FIRST NOTE: Author's first & last name, "Title," (Type of thesis, Academic institution, Year), page number, URL (if applicable).

  • Libra R. Hilde, "Worth a Dozen Men: Women, Nursing, and Medical Care during the American Civil War" (PhD diss., Harvard University, 2003), 17, ProQuest (3091579).
  • Ilya Vedrashko, "Advertising in Computer Games" (master's thesis, MIT, 2006), 59, http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39144.

SUBSEQUENT NOTE: Author's last name, "Shortened Title," page number.

  • Hilde, "Worth a Dozen Men," 35-40.
  • Vedrashko, "Advertising in Computer Games," 61-62.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Author's last name, first name. "Title." Type of thesis, Academic instituion, Year. URL (if applicable).

  • Hilde, Libra R. "Worth a Dozen Men: Women, Nursing, and Medical Care during the American Civil War." PhD diss., Harvard University, 2003. ProQuest (3091579).
  • Vedrashko, Ilya. "Advertising in Computer Games." Master's thesis, MIT, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39144.

*Chicago Manual of Style section 14.215

Blog Posts

*Similar to newspapers, blog posts can be relegated to the text or notes. If a bibliography entry is needed, use the format of the examples below. Use the word blog in parentheses after the blog's title (unless blog is already in the title). If the blog is a part of a larger publication, include the name of that publication.

FIRST NOTE: Author's first & last name, "Title of Post," Blog Title (blog), Parent publisher, Month Day, Year, URL.

  • William Germano, "Futurist Shock," Lingua Franca (blog), Chronicle of Higher Education, February 15, 2017, http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2017/02/15/futurist-shock/.

SUBSEQUENT NOTE: Author's last name, "Shortened Title of Post."

  • Germano, "Futurist Shock."

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Author's last name, first name. "Title of Post." Blog Title (blog). Parent publisher, Month Day, Year. URL.

  • Germano, William. “Futurist Shock.” Lingua Franca (blog). Chronicle of Higher Education, February 15, 2017. http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2017/02/15/futurist-shock/.

*Chicago Manual of Style section 14.208