Encyclopedia or Dictionary – Chicago Bibliography

Encyclopedia or Dictionary – Print version

• Well-known reference works are usually cited only in notes, with the edition specified but not the publication facts. It is not necessary to list them in bibliographies. Other encyclopedias and dictionaries may be listed with their publication details and in both places.
• The abbreviation 's.v.' (sub verbo, Latin for "under the word") is used to identify the article's title that is not signed.
• It may be appropriate to include the author of an entry if the entry is signed.
• If you cite an online encyclopedia or dictionary, always include an access date in addition to the URL. This is because online versions of encyclopedias are subject to continuous updates.

Format:

Last, First M. "Entry Title." In Encyclopedia Name, pp-pp. City: Publisher, Year published.

Examples:

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 8th ed. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2009.

Lumiansky, R M. "Chaucer." In The new encyclopaedia Britannica, 745-748. Vol. 15. Chicago, IL: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1998.

1. John Smith, s.v. "Internet," in Encyclopaedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa, ed. Philip Mattar (New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004).

2. Smith, "Modern Middle East and North Africa."

Smith, John. "Internet." In Encyclopaedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa, edited by Philip Mattar, 2nd ed. Vol. 3. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004.

Encyclopedia or Dictionary – Electronic version

Format:

Last , First M. "Entry Title." In Encyclopedia Name. City: Publisher, Year published. Accessed Month day, year. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx [OR] http://www.url.com.

Examples:

Baldwin, Olive. "Ann Catle (1745-1789)." In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4895.

Isaacson, Melissa. "Bulls." In Encyclopedia of Chicago, edited by Janice L. Reiff, Ann Durkin, and James R. Grossman. Chicago Historical Society, 2005. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/184.html.

"Plagiarism." In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. n.d. Accessed January 11, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism.

Smith, John. "Internet." In Encyclopaedia Britannica, 8th ed. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2009. Accessed February 21, 2009. http://www.britannica.com/articles/id=2533.

Wikipedia contributors. "Plagiarism." In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. n.d. Accessed August 10, 2004. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plagiarism&oldid=5139350.