THE ALMY LIBRARY
GUIDE TO CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE CITATIONS
model for Preface, forward, or introduction (not written by the author) in an ebook
Footnote
1 Firstname Lastname, introduction to Title of Book, by Firstname Lastname of book’s author (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication), page number, Name of Database or Type of Media, access date, URL.
Bibliography
Lastname, Firstname. Introduction to Title of Book, by Firstname Lastname of book’s author, page number. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Name of Database or Type of Media. Access Date. URL.
Note
Similar to citing the chapter of a book, except the name of the portion being cited is indicated ("introduction" or "preface", for example). Additionally, if you are listing a "Type of Media" (this would be an ebook reader, like a Kindle), you do not need an access date or URL.
examples of preface, forward, or introduction (not written by the author) in an ebook
Footnote
1 James Rieger, introduction to Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982), xx–xxi, Discovery, accessed on January 7, 2021. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1086168&site=eds-live.
2 Rieger, introduction, xxxiii.
Bibliography
Rieger, James. Introduction to Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, xx-xxi. Chicago: University of Chicago
Press, 1982. Discovery. Accessed on January 7, 2021. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1086168&site=eds-live.