How to Cite an Encyclopedia in Chicago/Turabian
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Citing an encyclopedia entry in print
Structure:
Last name, First name. Encyclopedia Title. # ed. # vols. Edited by First Name Last Name. City of publication: Publisher, Year of publication.
Note: Major dictionaries and encyclopedias are not usually included in bibliographies. Check with your instructor.
Example:
McGhee, Karen and George McKay. Encyclopedia of Animals. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2007.
Note: No edition, volume or editor information is provided in this visual example. When such information is unavailable, omit it from the citation.
