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How to cite an encyclopedia...

  Name of author if there is one (last name, first name)                 followed by a period
   Title of the article in "quotation marks followed by a period."
   Name of the encyclopedia underlined and followed by a comma
   Copyright date followed by a period
   Volume number (ex: v. 12) followed by a comma
   Page numbers used (ex: p. 234 - 263) followed by a period

     Aman, Mohammed M. et. al.  "Library."  World Book Encyclopedia, 2001.  v. 12, p. 234 - 263.
     "Library of Congress."  World Book Encyclopedia, 2001.  v. 12, p. 263 - 264.