MLA Citation: Encyclopedias

This information will help you create citations for the
encyclopedia databases.

Click on Database used:	Grolier
	World Book

 

Click on type of	Encyclopedia Article
resource used:	Magazine Article

 

Encyclopedia Article from Grolier

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Original Source. Copyright date. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>.

Sample citation:

"Korea.” Encyclopedia Americana. 2006. Grolier Online. Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc. District 214 Libraries, Arlington Heights, IL.  <http://ea.grolier.com/>.

 

Magazine Article from Grolier

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Original Source. Copyright date. Name of Database. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>.

Sample citation:

being revised

 

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World Book

Click on type of	Atlas
resource used:	Dictionary
	Encyclopedia Article

 

Atlas from World Book

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Original Source. Copyright date. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>.

Sample citation:

Being revised

 

Dictionary from World Book

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Original Source. Copyright date. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>.

Sample citation:

Being revised

 

Encyclopedia Article from World Book

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Original Source. Copyright date. Company Name. Name of Library, City, State. Date of access <Web address>.

Sample citation:

Janda, Kenneth, Ph.D., "Senate.” WorldBook Online Reference Center. 2006. World Book, Inc. District 214 Libraries,  Arlington Heights, IL. <http://worldbookonline. com/>.

 

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Last updated 04/16/2007