| Format | Example | |
| Online dictionary or encyclopedia entries | Author, A. A. (YYYY). Article name. In Title of work. Publisher. Retrieved Month DD, YYYY, from https://xxxxx |
Potenza, D. (2018). Active life expectancy. In The encyclopedia of elder care: the comprehensive resource on geriatric health and social care. Springer Publishing Company. Retrieved October 1, 2020, from https://dictionaryentry.ca. |
| Entire dictionaries or encyclopedias |
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (YYYY). Title of work (edition). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx or https://xxxx OR Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (YYYY). Title of work (edition). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx or https://xxxx |
O’Toole, M. (2013). Mosby’s medical dictionary (9th ed.). Elsevier/Mosby. Capezuti, E., Malone, M. L., Gardner, D. S., Khan, A., & Baumann, S. L. (Eds.). (2018). The encyclopedia of elder care: The comprehensive resource on geriatric health and social care (4th ed). Springer Publishing Company. https://search-ebscohost-com.shal.idm.oclc.org/ |
| Dictionary or encyclopedia entries in print |
Author, A. A. (YYYY). Title of chapter or entry. In Title of work (Vol./ed., xx, pp.xxx–xxx). Publisher. |
Cassell, D. K., & Sanoski, C. A. (2012). Corticosteroids. In The Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Drugs (pp. 271–276). Facts on File. |
Note: The preferred source for definitions in the SHA is The Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2 ed).
