What if I don't have all the required information?
While referencing you will come across material that has some of the normal referencing elements missing (e.g. no date of publication, no author etc.). When this happens you may need to change your reference slightly. Below are some examples of what you may need to do.
No Author/Editor
Bibilography
Architecture at Unitec Rocks!. Auckland, New Zealand: Unitec Institute of Technology, 2019.
No Publication Date
Bibliography
Doe, John. Architecture at Unitec Rocks!. Auckland New Zealand: Unitec Institute of Technology, n.d.
No Place of Publication
Bibliography
Doe, John. Architecture at Unitec Rocks!. n.p.: Unitec Institute of Technology, 2019.
No Publisher's Details
Bibliography
Doe, John. Architecture at Unitec Rocks!. Auckland, New Zealand, 2019.
Long Footnotes & Shortened Footnotes
The referencing examples provided include a Long Footnote, a Shortened Footnote and a Bibliography entry.
The first time you cite a source (book, website, journal article etc.), you should use a Long Footnote.
Any subsequent times you cite that source, you can use a Short Footnote.
If you need assistance with Chicago referencing, please get in touch with the Learning Advisors team for help.