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MLA Style: Book Citations

Learn how to create citations using MLA

Basics

Basic Format:

Author Last, First. Title of Book. Edition, Publisher, Publication date.

Examples:

Edmondson, Jonathan. Augustus. Edinburgh University Press, 2014. 

 

Books with Editors:

Author Last, First. Title of Book. Contributed by First Last, Edition, Publisher, Publication date.

Examples:
Shakespeare, William. Coriolanus. Edited by Peter Holland, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013. 

Ebooks & Chapters

Ebooks:

Last, First. Title of Book. Edition, Publisher, Publication date. Database, URL.

Last, First. "Title of Chapter." Title of Book, contribution by First Last, Edition, Publisher, Publication date, Pages. Database, URL.

Examples:

Galinsky, Karl Augustus : Introduction to the Life of an Emperor. Cambridge University Press, 2012. EBSCOhost, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=458664&site=eds-live&scope=site.

Chapters:

Author Last, First. "Title of Chapter." Title of Book, contribution by First Last, Edition, Publisher, Publication date, Pages.

Examples:

Galinsky, Karl. "From Velitrae to Caesar's Heir." Augustus : Introduction to the Life of an Emperor. Cambridge University Press, 2012, pp1-19.