How do I cite a source I accessed through Perusall in Chicago?
Answer
While Chicago does not have a recommended format for Perusall, librarians have put together the following suggested examples.
- Cite the source according to Chicago rules for that source type.
- Include Perusall as the database.
Journal Article:
Footnote
1. Author First Name Author Last Name, “Title of Article,” Journal Name volume #, no. issue # (year of publication): page number, Perusall.
1. Didierjean Andre and Gobet Fernand, “Sherlock Holmes: An Expert’s View of Expertise,” British Journal of Psychology 99, no. 1 (2008): 110, Perusall.
Bibliography
Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Article Title.” Journal Name volume #, no. issue # (year of publication): page range. Perusall.
Andre, Didierjean, and Gobet Fernand. “Sherlock Holmes: An Expert’s View of Expertise.” British Journal of Psychology 99, no. 1 (2008): 109-125. Perusall.
Non-Edited Book (entire book written by the same author(s)):
Footnote
1. Author First Name Author Last Name, Book Title (Publication Place: Publisher, Publication Year), page number, Perusall.
1.Tom Ue and Jonathan Cranfield, Fan Phenomena: Sherlock Holmes (Bristol, UK: Intellect Books, 2014), 25, Perusall.
Bibliography
Author Last Name, Author First Name. Book Title. Publication Place, Publisher, Publication Year. Perusall.
Ue, Tom, and Jonathan Cranfield. Fan Phenomena: Sherlock Holmes. Bristol, UK: Intellect Books, 2014. Perusall.
Book Chapter (edited books only, those with different authors for each chapter):
Footnote
1. Chapter Author First Name Chapter Author Last Name, “Chapter Title,” in Book Title, ed. Editor First Name Editor Last Name (Publication Place: Publisher: Publication Year), page number, Perusall.
1. Massimo Pigliucci, “Sherlock’s Reasoning Box,” in The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Philip Tallon and David Baggett (Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2012), 50, Perusall.
Bibliography
Chapter Author Last Name, Chapter Author First Name. “Chapter Title.” In Book Title, edited by Editor First Name Editor Last name, chapter page range. Publication Place: Publisher, Publication Year. Perusall.
Pigliucci, Massimo. “Sherlock’s Reasoning Box.” In The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes, edited by Philip Tallon and David Baggett, 49-60. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2012. Perusall.
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