Citation Guide

How to enter the metadata in Zotero for each citation example

Zotero  Chicago Author-Date: Zotero Examples

   For NPS theses, papers, and publications: to cite properly, follow these examples and apply the essential rules.

 

arXiv

Blog Post

                Chicago AD blog post             

Book > Audiobook

Book Chapter in Edited Book > One author, two editors

Chicago AD book chapter in edited book 

Book Chapter > Three authors, one editor > From the introduction, forward, preface, etc.

Reference Entry

Cordesman, Anthony H., Adam Mausner, and David Kasten. 2009. "Introduction." In Winning in Afghanistan: Creating Effective Afghan Security Forces, edited by John Smith, 1–12. Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies.


Chicago AD book section Introduction

Electronic Book > DOI or URL


Chicago AD book electronic with DOI

Electronic Book > From a book provider (Kindle)

 Chicago AD book electronic Kindle

Electronic Book > From a library database

Chicago AD book electronic from library database

Book > Print > One author

Chicago AD book print

Book > Print > Two authors with edition number

Chicago AD book print two authors with edition number

Book > Print > Three authors

Chicago AD book print three authors

Book Print > Four or more authors

Chicago AD book print four authors

Class Notes > Published

Chicago AD class notes published 

Lecture > Published (online)

Chicago AD lecture published 

Presentation or Workshop

Chicago AD presentation 

Computer Program / Software > Online

Reference Entry

Borenstein, Matthew, Lion Hedges, Jonah Higgins, and Hy Rothstein. 2005. Comprehensive Meta-Analysis, Vversion 2. Englewood, NJ. Accessed February 3, 2016. https://www.meta-analysis.com.


Chicago AD computer program

Conference Proceedings (online)

Reference Entry

Morentz, James W, Christopher Doyle, Lawrence Skelly, and Nabil Adam. 2009. “Unified Incident Command and Decision Support (UICDS) a Department of Homeland Security Initiative in Information Sharing.” In 2009 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security, 182–87. https://doi.org/10.1109/
THS.2009.5168032.


Chicago AD conference proceedings online

Conference Proceedings (print)

Chicago AD conference proceedings print 

Conference Proceedings > Paper > Unpublished

Chicago AD conference proceedings paper unpublished

Data Set > Published

Reference Entry

Suro, Roberto. 2004. “Changing Channels and Crisscrossing Culture: A Survey of Latinos on News Media.” Pew Research Center. 2004. https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2004/04/19/changing-channels-and-crisscrossing-cultures/.


Chicago AD data set published 

Database

Reference Entry

NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. n.d. (Oobject name IRAS F00400+4059; accessed October 6, 2009). https://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.


Chicago AD database

Dictionary / Encyclopedia > Author given

Dictionary / Encyclopedia > Organization as author

Reference Entry

Merriam-Webster. 2017. S.v. Mmetamorphosis.” In, Accessed July 6, 2017. https://www.merriam-webster.com/
dictionary/metamorphosis.


Chicago AD dictionary 

Fact Sheet

Chicago AD fact sheet 

Directive

First In-text Citation

(Department of Defense [DOD] 2005)

Reference Entry

DOD Department of Defense. 2005. Information Assurance Training, Certification, and Workforce Management. DOD Directive 8570.01-M. Washington, DC: Department of Defense. https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/
54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/857001m.pdf.


 

Doctrine

Chicago AD doctrine 

Field Manual / Military Regulation

First In-text Citation

(Department of the Army [DA] 1994)

Reference Entry

DA Department of the Army. 1994. Sniper Training. FM 23-10. Washington, DC: Department of the Army. https://www.bits.de/NRANEU/
others/amd-us-archive/fm_23-10%2894%29.pdf.


Government Report > CRS Report

 Chicago AD CRS report

Government Report > GAO Report

Chicago AD GAO report 

Government Report > Strategy Document / Other Government Report

 

Instruction

First In-text Citation

(Department of Defense [DOD] 2012, 95)

Reference Entry

DOD Department of Defense. 2012. Identification (ID) Cards Required by the Geneva Convention. DOD Instruction 1000.01. Washington, DC: Department of Defense.


Memorandum

Chicago AD memorandum

Handbook > Online

Chicago AD handbook online 

Handbook > Print

Chicago AD handbook print 

Journal Article > Online > DOI or URL

                Chicago AD journal article online             

Journal Article > Online > From a library database

                Chicago AD journal article from database

Journal Article > Print

Chicago AD journal article print

Magazine Article > Online > DOI or URL

Chicago AD magazine article with DOI or URL 

Magazine Article > Online > From a library database

 

Magazine Article > Print

Chicago AD magazine print 

Map > Google

Reference Entry

Google Maps. 2017. “Monterey Bay.” Accessed January 4, 2017. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Monterey+Bay/
@36.7896106,-122.0843052,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808e0ccfc5859dfd:0x124654a608855d43!8m2!3d36.8007413!4d-121.947311.


Chicago AD Google Map 

Multimedia > Film

 

Multimedia > Video

Reference Entry

CNN. 2017. “US Military Sends Warships, Aircraft to Texas.” Video, August 31, 2017. 1:31. https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/30/politics/texas-harvey-flooding-military-response/.


Chicago AD video

Newspaper Article > Online > DOI or URL

Chicago AD newspaper online author given 

Newspaper Article > Online > From a library database

 Chicago AD newspaper article online from database

Newspaper Article > Print > No author given

                Chicago AD newspaper article print             

Patent

                Chicago AD patent             

Report > Research Report / Think Tank Report / White Paper (online)

Chicago AD research report 

Report > Technical Report > Agency as author (online)

Chicago AD technical report agency as author onlin

Report > Technical Report > Author given (online)

Chicago AD technical report author given onlin

Report > Technical Report > Author given (print)

Chicago AD technical report author given print 

Secondary / Indirect Source

Chicago AD secondary source 

Social Media

In-text Citations

If Facebook, delete the parentheses around the handle and put it in square brackets: (Babygiraffe [(@babygiraffehaslastlaugh)] 2016)

If not Facebook, delete the handle: (Babygiraffe (@babygiraffehaslastlaugh) 2016)

Reference Entry

Babygiraffe (@babygiraffehaslastlaugh). 2016. "I'm Ccuter Tthan Aany Sstupid Ppotato. They Ddon't Eeven Hhave Nnecks." Twitter, April 3, 2016, 5:02 a.m. https://twitter.com/babygiraffehaslastlaugh/status/53645653465436354.


Chicago AD social media

Thesis / Dissertation > Dissertation > From a commercial database

Chicago AD dissertation from commercial database 

Thesis / Dissertation > From an institutional archive > Dissertation

Chicago AD dissertation from institutional archive

Thesis / Dissertation > From an institutional archive > Thesis

Chicago AD thesis from institutional archive

Unpublished Work > Print

Chicago AD unpublished print 

Unpublished Work > Accepted for publication (online)

In-text Citations

(Briscoe, forthcoming)


Unpublished Work > Submitted for publication (online)

Chicago AD unpublished submitted for publication 

Website / Webpage > Author and date given

Chicago AD author, date given 

Website / Webpage > No author > Organization as author

First In-text Citation

(Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] 2017)

Reference Entry

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2017. “Forging Papers to Sell Fake Art.” April 6, 2017. https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/forging-papers-to-sell-fake-art.


Chicago AD website org as author

Website / Webpage > No date given

First In-text Citation

(Department of Defense [DOD], n.d.) 

Reference Entry

DOD Department of Defense. n.d. “About the Department of Defense (DOD).” Accessed April 18, 2017. https://www.defense.gov/About/.


Chicago AD website no date

Website / Webpage > Janes Example

 

Wikipedia

Reference Entry

Wikipedia. 2017. S.v. “Kurt Vonnegut.” Last modified July 8, 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut.


Chicago AD wikipedia 

Working Paper / Occasional Paper

Reference Entry

Linguine, Lila. 2014. “Anteaters and Aardvarks: Power Critters.” Working paper., Animal Rights Institute. www.aanda.power/careers.html.


Chicago AD working paper