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

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1. Online Computer Services 2. Online Documents 3. Online Databases

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1. Online Computer Services

References List Format:
Author or Editor-Last Name first. Title-in italics if book title. Print Publication Information. Online Publication Information including Computer Service Name and Accession Number. Note the Italics.

Note: The following source was obtained through the computer service "Dialog."

Wever, Katharine. 1998. In a painting, Gershwin packed the house. New York Times 30 August, late ed.: sec. 2, p. 30. Dialog, New York Times Fulltext 03819774.

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2. Online Documents

References List Format:
Author or Editor-Last Name first. Year. Title-in italics if book title. [Source Type]. Place of Publication: Name of Publisher. Accessed Day Month Year. Available from Source Name: URL link. Medium.

Bierce, Ambrose. 1993. Can such things be true? [book online]. New York: Johnathan Cape and Harrison Smith. Accessed 28 September 1998. Available from gopher://wiretap.spies.com:70/00/Library/Classic/cansuch.txt. Internet.

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3. Online Databases

References List Format:
Author or Editor-Last Name first. Title-in italics if book title. In Database Name [database online]. Place of Publication: Name of Publisher, Publication Date [update and access dates-Day Month Year]. Accession Number-or other necessary access information Number of Screens. Available from Source Name, Location.

Note: The following source was obtained through the computer service "Dialog."

Abbott announces first treatment for AIDS-related infection. 1993. In Businesswire [database online]. Abbott Park, Ill.: Business Wire, 1986- [updated 28 December 1993; cited 20 November 1998]. Accession no. 0376540, NO=BW6540. 1 screen. Available from DIALOG Information Services, Inc., Palo Alto, Calif.

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