How Do You Cite An Encyclopedia Source?
When writing a research paper, you need to provide proper citation for all your sources, including encyclopedias. Many teachers and schools ask their students to follow the MLA (Modern Language Association) citation style guide, which offers clear guidelines for citing various kinds of sources. A proper citation for your encyclopedia source will give your readers all the information if they need to locate the articles you used for your research. If the encyclopedia entry is attributed to a specific author, begin the citation with the author’s name — last name first, then the author’s first name or initials, followed by a period. Write the article’s name in quotation marks followed by a period. Write the encyclopedia’s name, italicized or underlined, followed by a period. Write the number of the encyclopedia’s edition in the following format: “2nd ed.” or “5th ed.” Then write the number of the volume, if any, in similar format: “7th vol.” or “3rd vol.” Write the encyclopedia’s publicat
