Chicago Manual of Style in the Context of Art History

When an online journal article is unpaginated you can just leave the pages part out of the citation. 

Do this for notes and the Works Cited list.  

E Versions of Journal Articles or Books that are also published in Print, as opposed to born digital items, do not need much extra information. 

• If the item has a DOI, that should be included in URL format at the end of the citation. 

Example:  https://doi.org/10.1086/690235 

• If the item does not have a DOI, but it is exactly the same as the print version, just follow normal formatting rules.  You do not need a URL.

• If the item is born digital, and does not have a DOI, you need to provide a date accessed and a URL at the end of the citation.

Example: accessed May 1, 2017, https://www.yale.edu/about-yale/yale-facts.

Full Examples : 

Journal with a DOI

1st Note

1. Susan Richmond, "The Craft of Anne Ryan's Collages," Art History

44, no.1 (2021):52-77, https//10.1111/1467-8365.12542.

2nd note - do as normally would for a journal article. No DOI is needed.

Works Cited

Richmond, Susan. "The Craft of Anne Ryan's Collages." Art History

44, no.1 (2021):52-77. https//10.1111/1467-8365.12542.

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Other Instances with no DOI

• EJournal has an identical printed version, but no DOI ~ Do the same as a regular journal and do not include a URL or DOI.  
• Journal is born digital, there is no print version, and there is no DOI - For this you do need to provide

1st Note

1. Victoria Valentine, "Kara Walker Has Opened Her Personal Archive," Culture

Type, May 26, 2020, https://www.culturetype.com/2020/03/26/kara-walker-has-opened-

her-personal-archive-showing-nearly-270-drawings/.

2nd Note - Do the same as a regular journal article and don't include a URL 

Works Cited List

Valentine, Victoria. "Kara Walker Has Opened Her Personal Archive." Culture Type, May 26, 2020. https://www.culturetype.com/2020/03/26/kara-walker-has-opened-her-personal-archive-showing-nearly-270-drawings/.

How do I know if I need a URL with an Ebook? 

Most academic Ebooks are identical images of print books or are officially published in the same way as print books. These ebooks do not need a URL. 

Exception! ~ Ebooks that are both Born Digital & only exist on the Web. These have no true publication information, and so require a URL for location and access.

How do you know? Ask yourself these questions :  

• Does it have Publication information - A City, A Publisher Name & a Date?  If so, it is almost certainly a published ebook that does not need a URL.
• Does it have a DOI?  ~ If so, include the DOI in URL form at the end of the citation. (https://doi.org/10.1086/679716).  No need for a regular URL.
• Did you find it on the web? If so, look up the title in the Library Catalog, using the "Everywhere" option.  If it comes up, the library catalog will give the information that will allow you to know how to cite it.  If it doesn't - then it is probably web-based and you will need the URL.
• Is the URL the only way you can find it? Then you need to include the URL
• Did you access it through Kindle or from a retailer as an Ebook accessed via an e-reader?  If so then it is probably published and will list a city, publisher name, and date.  These do not need a URL. 
  • Is it not available on the web?  This means it is probably a published book or an unpublished item - neither would have a URL.  If you think it is unpublished, use the citation information for unpublished materials. If you can't tell - ask your librarian!​​​​​​​