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Encyclopedia
Citing Sources

Print Encyclopedia

Format
Example

Article author

Last name, First initial

if no author,enter article title instead)

Pfiefer, S
Publication date
year
2000
Article title
Article title, capitalizing only the first and proper nouns  (if no author, leave this field blank and see exceptions)
Cataloging books

Encyclopedia name

Name of Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Americana

Volume number

Vol. & number Vol.5
Page reference
p. followed by one number or pp. followed by more than one number
pp. 807-809

Publisher's location

City not well known, State
(If city is well known state is not needed)
Danbury, CT

Publisher's name

Name of Publisher Grolier
The citation looks like this...
Pfiefer, S. (2000). Cataloging books. Encyclopedia      Americana (Vol.5, pp. 807-809). Danbury, CT: Grolier.

 

Use the form below to generate your citation. Follow the punctuation in "Example" above exactly. Cut-and-paste the results into your works cited. Remember to indent the second lind of the citation five spaces.

 

Online Multimedia Encyclopedia

Format

Example

Article author

Last name, First initial (if no author leave blank)

Diener, L

Publication date
year
1999
Article title
Article title, capitalizing only the first and proper nouns
Candy: Supply and demand

Encyclopedia name

Name of Encyclopedia
World Book Encyclopedia

Format

Electronic format
CD-ROM

Publisher

Name of Publisher
World Book, Inc.
The citation looks like this...
Diener, L. (1999). Candy: Supply and demand. World Book      Encyclopedia. [CD-Rom]. World Book, Inc.

EXCEPTIONS

Article without an author: Begin with the article title, followed by the date in parentheses. The encyclopedia title follows with the page number as above. 

A print encyclopedia with no author looks like this...
Korea. (1993). Encyclopedia Americana (Vol. 11, pp.       344-345). Danbury, CT:Grolier.

 

An online encylopedia with no author looks like this...

Candy: Supply and demand.(1999). World Book       Encyclopedia. [CD-ROM]. World Book,Inc.

Other Online Reference Works
 

Format

Type Below

Article Author:

Last name, First initial   (If no author, enter article title instead) Jones, A 

Date: 

year only 2002

Article Title:

Capitalize only the first word and any proper nouns  (if no author, leave this field blank and see exceptions Hockey - the toughest sport

Source:

Name of the Internet Publication Opposing Viewpoints

Retrieval Date

Month Day, Year December 11, 2001

Internet Address

Only to ".org, .net, or .com" http://galenet.galegroup.com

The citation looks like this...
Jones, A. (2002). Hockey - the toughest sport. Opposing      Viewpoints [On-Line] Retrieved December 11, 2001, from      http://galenet.galegroup.com
EXCEPTIONS

Article without an author: Begin with the article title, followed by the date in parentheses. The internet publication (source) follows with the retrieval date as above.  After you cut and paste the citation to your reference page, be sure to delete the extra period between the date and internet publication title.

The citation looks like this...

Hockey-the toughest sport (2002). Opposing Viewpoints
     [On-line] Retrieved December 11,2001, from      http://galenet.galegroup.com

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