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How do I cite an online dictionary, encyclopedia or reference book?
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General Format:
NOTE: If the author's name is not provided, use the title of the entry at the front of the citation or reference. For example: (feminism, 2003).
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): (Author Surname, Year)
In-Text Citation (Quotation): (Author Surname, Year, page number [if available])
Reference:
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year; if not known, put n.d.). Title of entry. In Editor First Initial. Second Initial. Surname (Ed.), Title of reference work (edition, Vol. #). URL
Example:
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): (Graham, 2005) In-Text Citation (Quotation): (Graham, 2005)
Reference:
Graham, G. (2005). Behaviorism. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford encyclopedia
of philosophy (Fall 2007 ed.). http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/behaviorism/