Menlo School Library: Chicago style guide: Social Media (Microblogs)

Citing Social Media Microblogs

Basic model for citing a social media microblog

Author (@username). "Title of Post/Comment." Date, Time. Name of Microblog. URL.

If the comment text is long, you can shorten it using an ellipsis.

Twitter

Note

1. Jennifer Lagarde (@Library Girl), "Given the sheer amount of DIS and MAL information...," Twitter, October 8, 2023, https://x.com/jenniferlagarde/status/1711079370708889636?s=20.

Bibliography

Lagarde, Jennifer (@Library Girl). "Given the sheer amount of DIS and MAL
information..." Twitter. October 8, 2023. https://x.com/jenniferlagarde/
status/1711079370708889636?s=20.

Instagram

Note

2. Menlo School Library (@menloschoollibrary), "Calling all library lovers! The Menlo Library is assembling its first ever student-led advisory board...," Instagram, October 5, 2023, https://www.instagram.com/p/CyCNkrfvsCS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==.

Bibliography

Menlo School Library (@menloschoollibrary). "Calling all library lovers! The
     Menlo Library is assembling its first ever student-led advisory board..."
     Instagram. October 5, 2023. https://www.instagram.com/p/CyCNkrfvsCS/
     ?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==.

TikTok

Use the film/video format to cite TikTok; similar to citing a YouTube video.