Below, you will see examples of reference works cited in the Chicago/Turabian style, in both print and electronic formats. Major dictionaries and encyclopedias (i.e., Grove Music Online, Encyclopedia Britannica, etc.) do not need to be included in your bibliography. Additionally, when referring to an alphabetically arranged work, include the item in quotation marks (not the volume or page number) preceded by s.v. (sub verbo, “under the word”) or s.vv. for multiple items.
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Well-known reference works are often cited in-text or in footnotes/endnotes without being included in the bibliography. Most other reference works are more appropriately listed with full publication details like any other book resource.
Major reference works are not included in Chicago/Turabian style bibliographies.
TEMPLATE:
1. Title of Reference Work, eds. Editor First Name Last Name (Publisher, Year), Volume, page number.
EXAMPLE:
1. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, eds. Stanley Sadie and John Tyrell (Grove's Dictionaries Inc, 2001), XXII: 577-578.
Well-known reference works are often cited in-text or in footnotes/endnotes without being included in the bibliography. Most other reference works are more appropriately listed with full publication details like any other book resource.
Major reference works are not included in Chicago/Turabian style bibliographies.
TEMPLATE:
1. Title of Reference Work, Edition If Appropriate, "Article Name," Last Modified or Accessed Date, doi or url.
EXAMPLE:
1. Grove Music Online, s.v. “Bach, Johann Sebastian,” accessed April 27, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.6002278195.
Well-known reference works are often cited in-text or in footnotes/endnotes without being included in the bibliography. Most other reference works are more appropriately listed with full publication details like any other book resource.
Major reference works are not included in Chicago/Turabian style bibliographies.
TEMPLATE:
1. Article Author First Name Last, "Title of Article," Title of Reference Work, eds. Editor First Name Last Name (Publisher, Year), Volume, page number.
EXAMPLE:
1. Mitch Rosalsky, s.v. "Imperials, Little Anthony & (Brooklyn, N.Y.)," Encyclopedia of rhythm & blues and doo wop vocal groups, (Scarcecrow Press, Inc., 2000), 313-315.
Well-known reference works are often cited in-text or in footnotes/endnotes without being included in the bibliography. Most other reference works are more appropriately listed with full publication details like any other book resource.
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First Name and Author First Name Author Last Name. "Article Title." In Title of Reference Work. Publisher, Date of Publication.
EXAMPLE:
Brooks, Christopher. "Foreign-Indigenous Interchange: The Yoruba." In The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Garland Publishing, 1998.
TEMPLATE:
1. Author First Name Last Name, "Article Title," Title of Reference Work, eds. Editor First Name Last Name (Publisher, Year), volume, page.
EXAMPLE:
1. Christopher Brooks, "Foreign-Indigenous Interchange: The Yoruba," The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, eds. Ruth M. Stone (Garland Publishing, 1998), v.1 Africa, 400-401.