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Chicago Citation Style: Basic Web Page

This guide will help you cite sources using the Chicago Citation Style 16th edition.

Basic Web Page (14.243-14.246 / pp. 752-754)

General Format 

Full Note:

1. Author First Name/Initial Surname, "Title of Page," Title or Owner of 
      Site, date last modified or accessed, URL.

Concise Note: 

2. Author Surname, "Title of Page."

Bibliography:

Author Surname, First Name or Initials. "Title of Page." Title or Owner of Site. Date last modified or accessed. URL.

Example

Full Note:

1. K. A. Johnson and J. A. Becker, "The Whole Brain Atlas," Harvard University 
      Medical School, accessed April 29, 2011, http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/. 

Concise Note:

2. Johnson and Becker, "The Whole Brain Atlas."

Bibliography:

Johnson, K. A., and J. A. Becker. "The Whole Brain Atlas." Harvard University 
            Medical School. Accessed April 29, 2011.  http://www.med.harvard.edu
            /AANLIB/.  

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About Citing Articles

This guide is intended to cover only the Notes and Bibliography system for citing articles.

For each type of source in this guide, both the general form and a specific example will be provided.

The following format will be used:

Full Note - use the first time that you cite a source.
Concise Note - use after the first time you cite a source.
Bibliography - use when you are compiling the Bibliography that appears at the end of your paper.

Information on citing and several of the examples were drawn from The Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.). 

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific sections and pages in the manual.

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