How to Cite the Catholic Encyclopedia

Citing the Catholic Encyclopedia in APA Format

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  List the last name of the author, followed by a comma and then the author's first initial, followed by a period. In this case, this information should appear as follows:

  Glazier, M.

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  List the year of publication in parentheses, followed by a period. The period should fall outside the parentheses.

  (1994).

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  List the title of the entry you are referencing, followed by a period.

  The Crusades.

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  List the name of the encyclopedia in the following manner. "In" should appear in regular font, but the title should appear in italics. Only the first word of the title should be capitalized. Do not follow this information with a period.

  In The modern catholic encyclopedia

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  List the page numbers, surrounded by parentheses and followed by a period that falls outside the parentheses. Because this is not a multivolume work, it isn't necessary to include volume information.

  (pp. 300-303).

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  List the city where the encyclopedia was published, followed by a colon, followed by the name of the publisher, followed by a period.

  Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press.

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  Make sure that the final citation appears as follows, and that the title of the encyclopedia appears in italics:

  Glazier, M. (1994). The Crusades. In The modern catholic encyclopedia (pp. 300-303). Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press.

Citing the Catholic Encyclopedia in MLA Format

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  List the title of the entry you are referencing, surrounded by quotation marks and followed by a period which falls within the quotation marks. For instance:

  "The Crusades."

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  List the title of the encyclopedia in italics, followed by a period.

  The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia.

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  List the edition of the Modern Catholic Encyclopedia that you are referencing. The word "edition" should be abbreviated. This information should appear in the following format:

  2nd ed.

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  List the year of publication, followed by a period.

  1994.

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  List the medium of publication, followed by a period. In this case the medium would appear as follows:

  Print.

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  Make sure that the completed citation appears in the following format, and that the title of the encyclopedia appears in italics:

  "The Crusades." The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. 1994. Print.