Bibliography Guide > How to write a bibliography in Chicago style? > A section of a book in a Chicago style citation
A Chicago style citation for a section of a book.
Here’s what’s needed for a Chicago style bibliography when you are citing a section of a book.
It’s almost identical to a book citation with the addition of the chapter or section used.
Author name
Editor name
Title
Article/Chapter title
Page numbers
Publisher
Place of Publication
Publication year
Edition
Volume number
Mark Jaffe’s dinosaur book would appear in the Chicago Humanities bibliography like this:
Jaffe, Mark. "Chapter One." in The Gilded Dinosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh and the Rise of American Science, 1-8. New York: Crown Publishers, 2000.
The same publication facts are used in Chicago Scientific, but formatted a little differently, as you can see below.
Jaffe, Mark. 2000. Chapter One. In The Gilded Dinosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh and the Rise of American Science, 1-8. New York: Crown Publishers.
