Insert Billography doesn't include Presentations (CMOS18)

gliu0185 · 2025-09-12T17:38:54+00:00

Hi All,

I've noted that in Presentations do not show up when inserting Bibliography under CMOS18 Note and Bibliography.

All the others source types that I use works fine, just not Presentations. I tried in my essay, as well as a new document.

Any ideas on why? Or what I did wrong? Please see trial document and entry.

Help and assistance would be much appreciated. Thanks!

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dunning · 2025-09-12T20:24:32+00:00

The styles intentionally omit unpublished presentations and conference papers from the bibliography per CMOS 14.115: "To cite a paper or poster presented at a meeting, add information about sponsorship, location (if applicable), and date of the meeting following the title. Such citations are normally limited to the text or a note."

gliu0185 · 2025-09-13T06:23:02+00:00

Hi Dunning,

Thank you for the prompt reply and source.
This is now more just curiosity now, as Author-Date, and Shortened notes and Bibliography does include "Presentations" in the Bibliography section.

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dunning · 2025-09-13T18:22:00+00:00

Chicago doesn’t address such cases, but I included them in the bibliography with the shortened systems because there is no other way to communicate the full bibliographical information.