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Style Notes

• Online versions of encyclopedias should be cited like their printed counterparts.
• Chicago recommends including access dates for online encyclopedias and other reference works.
• Give the DOI when available, otherwise use the URL.
• Online reference works are normally cited in notes rather than in the bibliography.
• Publication details are generally omitted.
• For certain reference works it may be appropriate to cite individual entries by author, much like contributions to a chapter in an edited book (see 14.112). include these citations in the bibliography.