The example below shows how to reference an online encyclopedia entry and indicates the elements required.
Author, A or Corporate/Group Author. (Date). Title of entry in sentence case. In Title of encyclopedia in italic sentence case. URL
Easton, B. (2012). Economic history: Boom and bust, 1870–1895. In Te Ara: The encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/economic-history/page-5
Examples
Reference list entry
Easton, B. (2012). Economic history: Boom and bust, 1870–1895. In Te Ara: The encyclopedia of New Zealand.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/economic-history/page-5
In-text citations
Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.
Narrative
According to Easton (2012) ... (para. 4).
Parenthetical
... (Easton, 2007, para. 4).
Referencing an online dictionary entry (individual author)
The example below shows how to reference an online dictionary entry with an individual author and indicates the relevant elements.
Author, A. (Date). Title of entry in sentence case. Title of dictionary in italic sentence case. Publisher if different from name of dictionary. URL
Moorefield, J. C. (n.d.). Pōtae. In Te aka Māori dictionary. https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&histLoanWords=&keywords=potae
Examples
Reference list entry
Baldick, C. (2008). Death of the author. In The Oxford dictionary of literary terms. Oxford University Press.
https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199208272.001.0001/acref-9780199208272-e-284
In-text citations
Narrative
Baldick (2008) defines ...
Parenthetical
... (Baldick, 2008).
Referencing an online dictionary entry (corporate/group author)
The example below shows how to reference an online dictionary entry with a corporate/group author and indicates the relevant elements.
Corporate/Group Author. (Date). Dictionary entry. In Title of dictionary in italic sentence case. URL
Cambridge University Press. (n.d.). Usurpation. In Cambridge dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/usurpation
Examples
Reference list entry
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Practice. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practice
In-text citations
Narrative
According to the Merriam-Webster (n.d.) dictionary entry for 'practice' ...
Parenthetical
... (Merriam-Webster, n.d.).
