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Evaluating Sources: Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias are collections of short, factual entries often written by different
contributors who are knowledgeable about the topic. There are two types of encyclopedias -- general and subject. General encyclopedias provide concise overviews on a wide variety of topics. Subject encyclopedias contain in-depth entries focusing on one field of study. Use an encyclopedia when you are looking for background information on a topic or when you are trying to find key ideas, important dates or concepts. Look up encyclopedias in the Library catalog: Examples
However, some encyclopedias can be found on the Web: [Concise Columbia Electronic Encylopedia, Third Edition.] MLA CITATION FOR AN ARTICLE FROM AN ENCYCLOPEDIA: [For familiar reference works] "Title of article." Title of Encyclopedia. Edition. Year of publication. [EXAMPLE:] "Magna Carta." The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed. 1998. [For less-familiar reference works, particularly those in one edition] Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of article." Title of Encyclopedia. Editor. Edition. No. of volumes. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication. [EXAMPLE:] Allen, Anita L. "Privacy in Health Care." Encyclopedia of Bioethics. Ed. Warren T. Reich. Rev. 5 vols. New York: Macmillan-Simon, 1995. |
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