CMS - Chicago Manual of Style (Author/Date System)

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1. Musical Recordings 2. Dramatic Performance Recordings 3. Poetry and Prose Recordings 4. Lecture Recordings 5. Slides 6. Films 7. Videocassettes

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1. Musical Recordings

Note: The elements in the following format (particularly composer and director) may be rearranged to suit your particular purposes. See Chicago Manual of Style for more examples.

References List Format:
Composer-Last Name first. Composition Title-in italics. (Editing Information when available)-in parenthesis. Orchestra Name. Conductor Name. Recording Company-when available. Medium Recording Number.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Requiem Mass, K626. (Edited by Franz Beyer) Academy and Chorus of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Neville Mariner. London compact disk 417 746-2.

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2. Dramatic Performance Recordings

References List Format:
Playwright-Last Name first. Recording Title-in italics. Directed by name, performed by performance artist names-First Names first. Recording Company Recording Number, Medium

Shakespeare, William. Othello. Directed by Howerd Sackler. Performed by Frank Silvera, Celia Johnson, Cyril Cusack, Anna Massey, and others. Caedmon CDG 225. Audiotape.

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3. Poetry and Prose Recordings

References List Format:
Poet or Prose Writer-Last Name first. Recording Title-in italics. Read by author or reader name-First Name first. Recording Company Recording Number. Medium.

Eliot, T.S. Poems and Choruses. Read by author. Caedmon TC1045. Record album.

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4. Lecture Recordings

References List Format:
Lecture Recorder-Last Name first. Year. Recording Title-in italics. Description of Lecture presented by lecturer name-First Name first at Institution Name, Location, Month and Year of Lecture. Publication Information-if applicable.

Nesbitt, L.M. 1995. Censorship. Audiotape of a lecture presented by Louann Reid at Colorado State University. Fort Collins, CO, October 1995.

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5. Slides

Note: The variety of visual and audiovisual materials now used by writers makes general formatting rules impossible. In theses cases a description of the material, the name of the individual responsible for the material, and the information necessary to retrieve it should be included.

References List Format:
Slide Show Producer-Last Name first. Year. Slide Show Title-in italics. Place of Production: Production Company Name. Slides.

Nesbitt, John. 1991. Europe by train. Knoxville, TN: Fabricated Production Company. Slides.

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6. Films

Note: The variety of visual and audiovisual materials now used by writers makes general formatting rules impossible. In theses cases a description of the material, the name of the individual responsible for the material, and the information necessary to retrieve it should be included.

References List Format:
Film Title-in italics. Year. Media format, film length. Place of Production: Production Company Name.

The feast. 1970. 16 mm, 29 min. Springfield, VA: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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7. Videocassettes

Note: The variety of visual and audiovisual materials now used by writers makes general formatting rules impossible. In theses cases a description of the material, the name of the individual responsible for the material, and the information necessary to retrieve it should be included.

References List Format:
Videocassette Title-in italics. Year. Directed by-First Name first. Videocassette length. Production Company Name. Videocassette.

Sam Shepherd: Fool for love. 1985. Directed by Robert Altman. 108 min. MGM. Videocassette.

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