Library Guides: MLA Style: Books

Books

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, date of publication.

Example

Cohen, Sidney. The Alcoholism Problems: Selected Issues. Hawort, 1983.

Sections in Books (including chapters, essays, and works in anthologies)

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Chapter." Title of Book, edited by Editor's name, Publisher, date of publication, pp.

Example

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. “The Cry of the Children.” The Norton Anthology of English Literature, edited by Stephen Greenblatt and M.H. Abrams, Norton, 2006, pp.1079-1082.

Corresponding In-Text Citation

E-books - Online Digital Platforms

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, date of publication. Name of digital platform, URL.

Example

Grohmann, Kleanthes K. Explorations of Phase Theory: Interpretation at the Interfaces. De Gruyter Mouton, 2009. EBSCO e-book Collection, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=273235&site=ehost-live.

Corresponding In-Text Citation

E-books - E-reader Version

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. E-book version, Publisher, date of publication.

Example

Bloom, Harold. The Daemon Knows: Literary Greatness and the American Sublime. Kindle ed., Spiegel & Grau, 2014.

Corresponding In-Text Citation

When citing an e-book, avoid using device specific numbering for the in-text citation. Try to use stable numbered sections, such as chapters, instead.

Books in a Series

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, date of publication. Title of series number of series.

Example

Sommer, Doris. Foundational Fictions: The National Romances of Latin America. University of California Press, 1991. Latin American Literature and Culture 8.

Corresponding In-Text Citation

Date of Original Publication

When a source has been republished, you may want to include the date of original publication to provide the reader with additional information that could be helpful in retrieving the original work.

The date of original publication is placed immediately after the title of the source, before all other details related to the publication.

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Chapter." Date of original publication. Title of Book, edited by Editor's name, Publisher, date of publication, pp.

Example

Joyce, James. “The Dead.” 1914. The Broadview Anthology of British Literature, edited by Joseph Black et al., Broadview, 2006, pp.322-323.

Corresponding In-Text Citation