Style Error: Chicago manual of style interview in bibliography

klavs · 2026-01-09T08:52:17+00:00

Zotero does not include the item the type of which is "interview" in the bibliography despite it being in the in-text citation.

The CMS descriptions says this about interviews:
Interviews are usually cited under the name of the interviewee rather than the interviewer.

Reference list entry
Buolamwini, Joy. 2023. “ ‘If You Have a Face, You Have a Place in the Conversation About AI,’ Expert Says.” Interview by Tonya Mosley. Fresh Air, NPR, November 28. Audio, 37:58. https://www.npr.org/2023/11/28/1215529902/unmasking-ai-facial-recognition-technology-joy-buolamwini.

In-text citation
(Buolamwini 2023)

dunning · 2026-01-09T09:35:49+00:00

An interview that has details indicating it is accessible to the reader will appear in the bibliography. This is how you would enter the example you cite with details of publication:

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/GEILI2KG

Or you can add archival information, as in these examples from CMOS 14.108:

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/GQ46F8B6

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/IXQV8YM8

An inaccessible interview is cited in-text only. For more details see CMOS 14.108–111.

klavs · 2026-01-09T09:55:44+00:00

Thank you. Adding web address solved this. but the bibliography entry contains a strange suffix "Nekas" (in Latvian) meaning "nothing". Even if I fill in all fields it still stays there.

klavs · 2026-01-09T09:58:37+00:00

Also: I am testing entry tipes "video" and "podcast" and in neither case the bibliography entry displays URL although by the CMOS it should be there

klavs · 2026-01-09T10:10:37+00:00

Also: Web page renders differently than is described in CMOS https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-2.html - Zotero adds date of last access and it seems not to be possible to enter details like "Effective November 15." or "Last modified December 19, at 21:54 (UTC)."

klavs · 2026-01-09T10:25:38+00:00

Video renders as anonymous despite director being indicated

klavs · 2026-01-09T10:36:11+00:00

I am sorry: please disregard all my 4 last comments: I had inadvertently switched to a different style.

dunning · 2026-01-09T19:00:52+00:00

To add text to the date such as 'last modified', use the 'status' variable with the Extra field using the form status: last modified, as shown in these examples from CMOS 14.104 and the quick guide:

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/6K3II8TF

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/EYJ9HWHB

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/QVWG47MP