The basic formats for citing a book in a Chicago footnote and bibliographic entry are: Chicago Book Citation. Chicago Bibliography. Author's first and last name. Book title: Subtitle. Place of publication: Publisher, Year. Rhys, John. Wide Sargasso Sea. London: Penguin, 1997. Include as many of the following as possible when citing websites: title or description of page page owner sponsor author title or description of the site as a whole, site owner sponsor publication date or review and a URL. Titled sections or pages of websites will be placed within citation marks. Chicago differs from other citation styles in that it treats quotes from social media and websites as personal communication. As such, website citations normally appear only as an in-text citation or in notes. Websites are only cited in the bibliography if there are no notes used. Throughout this guide, additional sample citations are available. Chicago In-Text Citations. Below are the basic format rules for using Chicago style to cite sources in your writing. A professor may also ask you to include the bibliography page. You must provide sources for the exact words and paraphrases of the ideas stated in the words you use in your writing. Notes provide, Websites - general model. In most cases, you can cite websites only in notes. Include them in your bibliography only if they are essential to your argument or frequently cited. For your citation, locate as much of the following information as possible: author if given, page title, site title or owner, date of publication or revision. In Chicago style, when a source does not include page numbers but you still want to direct the reader to a specific point in it, an alternate locator should be used in your footnote. Chicago or in your in-text citation of Chicago. With audiovisual sources, e.g. movies, videos, podcasts, songs, this is a timestamp, e.g. 1:15:28. Web pages are generally short,