THE ALMY LIBRARY
GUIDE TO CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE CITATIONS
models for citing primary source in a database
Footnote
1 Firstname Lastname, "Name of item" (type of document, City, State, Date of Item), Name of Database, accessed Date and Year,
URL.
Bibliography
Lastname, Firstname. "Name of item." Type of Document. City, State, Date of Item. Name of Database. Accessed Date and Year.
URL.
Note
Some databases publish primary sources. If your primary source is in an ebook or an article in a database, please go to those sections of this Style Guide. If the database published the primary source separately, please follow the examples below.
examples for a primary source in a database
Footnote
1 John F. Kennedy, "Message on the Peace Corps" (speech, Washington DC, March 1, 1961), Infobase American History, accessed January 29, 2021. online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=155483&itemid=WE52&primarySourceId=3768.
2 Kennedy, "Message on the Peace Corps."
Bibliography
Kennedy, John F. "Message on the Peace Corps." Speech, Washington DC, March 1, 1961. Infobase American History. Accessed January 29, 2021.
online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=155483&itemid=WE52&primarySourceId=3768.