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You may need to consult more than one section of Re:cite to accurately represent the source used. Your citation may look different depending on the number of authors it has. Check the About Chicago A page for further advice.

Footnote template

Footnote number. Author of content, "Title/description of page," Title/description of Website, Month Day, Year (of publication, modification or access), URL (pertinent note if relevant).

Footnote example

First entry:

26. Anne O'Hehir, "The Woman Behind the Lens: Diane Arbus," Melbourne Theatre Company, published September 4, 2018, https://www.mtc.com.au/discover-more/backstage/the-woman-behind-the-lens-diane-arbus/ (site discontinued).

Second and subsequent entries:

33. O'Hehir, "Woman Behind the Lens."

Bibliography

Bibliography template

Citations of websites are usually omitted from the bibliography, however they should be included if they form a critical part of your research, or if they are frequently cited. Check with your lecturer if you are unsure.

Author (Surname, Give Name). "Title/description of page." Title/description of Website. Month Day, Year (of publication, modification or access). URL.

Bibliography example

O'Hehir, Anne. "The Woman Behind the Lens: Diane Arbus." Melbourne Theatre Company. Published September 4, 2018. https://www.mtc.com.au/discover-more/backstage/the-woman-behind-the-lens-diane-arbus/.

Tips for this reference type

  • See Manual 14.104.
  • A web page is any one of the “pages,” or subdocuments, that make up a website.
  • In the note the authors’ names are normally given as they appear with the source itself (see 13.75) and inverted for the bibliography.
  • Titles of individual specific pages should be in quotation marks, Titles of websites as whole should be capitalised in title format and unitalicised (see 14.103).
  • If a website refers to themselves by their domain name (which is case sensitive), shorten and capitalise it in a logical way (e.g., www.google.com becomes Google).
  • Include a publication date or date of modification/revision. Precede the publication date with 'published' or date of modification with 'last modified' (see also 13.16). If no such date can be found, include an access date. Precede the access date with 'accessed' (see 13.15). Use appropriate capitalization where needed.
  • Pertinent notes: If a site or page ceases to exist before publication, or if the cited content has been modified or deleted, this information should be included in the text or note.

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