Format | Example | |
Online dictionary or encyclopedia entries |
#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of entry. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, ed(s). Title of Dictionary/Encyclopedia. Edition (as "# ed."). Publisher; Publication Year:page-range (no space between colon and page range, eg. 2022:56-85.) -or- chapter #. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL/link to ebook source. |
1. Potenza D. Active life expectancy. In: Alter D, ed. The Encyclopedia of Elder Care: The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric Health and Social Care. 4th ed. Springer; 2018:245-247. Accessed October 1 2022. https://dictionaryentry.ca |
Entire dictionaries or encyclopedias |
#. Editor AA, Editor BB, ed(s). Title of Dictionary or Encyclopedia. Edition (as "# ed."). Publisher; Publication Year. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL/link if applicable.
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1. O'Toole MT, ed. Mosby's Medical Dictionary. 9th ed. Elsevier/Mosby; 2013. 2. Capezuti L, Malone ML, Gardner DS, Khan A, Baumann SL, eds. The Encyclopedia of Elder Care: The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric Health and Social Care. Credo Reference; 2018. |
Dictionary or encyclopedia entries in print |
#. Entry title. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, ed(s). Title of Dictionary or Encyclopedia. Edition (as "# ed."). Publisher; Publication Year. |
1. Peripheral venous catheter. In: O'Toole MT, ed. Mosby's Medical Dictionary. 9th ed. Elsevier/Mosby; 2013. 2. Caregiver support groups. In: Capezuti L, Malone ML, Gardner DS, Khan A, Baumann SL, eds. The Encyclopedia of Elder Care: The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric Health and Social Care. Credo Reference; 2018. |
Note: The preferred source for definitions in the SHA is The Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2 ed).