Bibliography

Chicago Style Bibliography Formatting

the Chicago style generally requires a bibliography page, which is the last page of the paper and should give the full information for all sources, with each source listed in alphabetical order.  These citations look a little different from footnotes and endnotes, are you can see on our footnotes and endnotes page.

Page Format

Use the heading “Bibliography” centered 1 inch below the top edge of a new page, without underlining or using quotation marks.

Spacing

Double-space throughout the list.

Sources

Cite only the sources used in the paper.

Indentation

Do not indent the first line. Indent the second and subsequent lines of each entry one-half inch (this is called a hanging indent).

Alphabetizing

List the works alphabetically by author or by the first main word of the title if there is no author. Arrange two or more works by the same author from oldest to most recent, by year of publication.

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