Citation Generators!
Many subscription databases provide helpful citation generators to get you started on your citation.
Many of them are pretty good, but you must proofread them for accuracy and formatting. In most cases, there is at least one thing wrong with them.
For example, the title might be in ALL CAPS, the citation is not indented or double-spaced, or the date might be in the wrong format.
In most cases, you will see an icon that looks like one of these:
You will be asked to select a citation style, MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.
After you make a selection, you may copy and paste the generated citation, and add it to your Works Cited, References, Bibliography, etc.
Remember to always proofread and edit these citations to ensure they are accurate and in the proper format.
Use the citation brief guides, online citation websites such as Purdue Owl, or the APA Guide, etc. to check for accuracy.
Good luck, and work with a librarian if you need help!
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- Chicago Citation Style Examples, 17th editionPosted with permission from U.S. Conn Library, Wayne State College
Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
Chicago Style Citation for AI
According to Chicago Style, you must credit ChatGPT when you reproduce its words within your own work, but unless you include a publicly available URL, that information should be put in the text or in a note. DO NOT CITE AI TOOLS IN YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY OR REFERENCE LIST. Other AI-generated text can be cited similarly.
Author-Date Format for In-text Chicago Style Citation:
“(ChatGPT, March 7, 2023).”
If the prompt hasn’t been included in the text, it can be included in the note:
1. ChatGPT, response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” OpenAI, March 7, 2023.
Endnote or Footnote on AI tool:
1. Text generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI, March 7, 2023, https://chat.openai.com/chat.
- Citing AI/ChatGPT in Chicago StyleNote: Chicago Style reccommends crediting ChatGPT and similar tools whenever you use the text that they generate in your own work. But for most types of writing, you can simply acknowledge the AI tool in your text.
- Citing AI-Generated Images/DALLE in Chicago StyleNote: Chicago Style recommends citing the organization in all AI-generated content as with any image that you did not create.
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Chicago Manual of Style
The Chicago Manual of Style by Call Number: 808.027 C532, 2017ISBN: 9780226287058Publication Date: 2017
