Chicago Citation Guide 17th Edition

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the Chicago 17th Edition manual.

Basic Website (pp. 844-8)

General Format

Full Note:
1. Author First Name Surname, "Title of Page," Title or Owner of Site, date last modified or accessed, URL.

Shortened Note:
2. Author Surname, "Title of Page."

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

Examples

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/. 

Shortened 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/.

Tip: If there is no author, use the title or owner of the website, and move it to the author position.

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the Chicago 17th Edition manual.

Government Publication from a Website (pp. 875-84)

General Format

Full Note:
1. Name of Government Body/Division, Publication Title, (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), URL.

Concise Note:
2. Name of Government Body/Division, Publication Title.

Bibliography:
Name of Government Body/Division. Publication Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. URL.

Examples

Full Note:
1. Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Distinct Brain Activity in Hoarders, (Bethesda, MD: Office of Communications and Public Liaison, 2012), https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/distinct-brain-activity-hoarders.

Concise Note:
2. Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Distinct Brain Activity in Hoarders.

Bibliography:
 Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Distinct Brain Activity in Hoarders. Bethesda, MD: Office of Communications and Public Liaison, 2012. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/distinct-brain-activity-hoarders.

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the Chicago 17th Edition manual.

Canadian Government Publication from a Website (pp. 885-6, 875-6)

General Format

Full Note:
1. Canada, Name of Government Body/Division, Publication Title, (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), URL.

Concise Note:
2. Canada, Name of Government Body/Division, Publication Title.

Bibliography:
Canada. Name of Government Body/Division. Publication Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. URL.

Examples

Full Note:
1. Canada, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Report, (Ottawa: Canada Communication Group Publishing, 1996), http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ch/rcap/sg/sgmm_e.html.

Concise Note:
2. Canada, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Report.

Bibliography:
Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Report. Ottawa: Canada Communication Group Publishing, 1996. http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ch/rcap/sg/sgmm_e.html.