<h2><!--StartFragment--><span style="">How Do I Cite an Article from a Print Reference Work Using MLA 7th Edition?<br /></span></h2>
<p class="bodytext"><strong>Basic Format (familiar publication)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p class="bodytext">Author’s name. "Title of article." <em>Title of reference work</em>. Edition information. Year of publication. Medium of publication.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="bodytext"><strong>Basic Format (unfamiliar publication)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p class="bodytext">Author’s name. "Title of article." <em>Title of reference work.</em> Editor's name. Edition information (if applicable). Volume information (if applicable). Place of publication: Name of publisher, Year of publication. Medium of publication.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="bodytext"><strong>A Signed Article in a Reference Work</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p class="bodytext">Lohr, John T. "Varicose Veins." <em> Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine.</em> Ed. Jacqueline L. Longe. 2nd ed. 5 vols. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. Print.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="bodytext"><strong>An Unsigned Article in a Reference Work</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p class="bodytext">"Lindeman Island." <em> Encyclopaedia Britannica</em>. 15th ed. 2002. Print.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p class="bodytext">"Creasey, John." <em>Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers</em>. Ed. Lee Server. New York: Facts on File, 2002. Print.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>If your source does not appear in this guide or for further information or examples, consult the</strong> <em>MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers</em> <strong>(Call Number: Ref</strong> <strong>LB2369 .G53 2003</strong><strong>) available in the Ready Reference Collection at the Information Desk or in the Reference Collection. You can also refer to the Instruction Office's <a href="/id0904f67a801fb0a7">list</a> of resources; we specifically recommend <a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html" target="_blank">Purdue's Online Writing Lab</a> (OWL). You can also contact the SIUE <a href="http://www.siue.edu/IS/WRITING/" target="_blank">Writing Center</a> or visit <a href="http://www.mla.org" target="_blank">MLA</a>'s site.</strong></p>
<p>Updated April 15, 2009</p>
<!--EndFragment-->