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MLA Works Cited Page: Books. When you are gathering book sources, be sure to make note of the following bibliographic items: the author name (s), other contributors such as translators or editors, the book’s title, editions of the book, the publication date, the publisher, and the pagination.
An MLA book citation always includes the author(s), title (italicized), publisher, and publication year in the Works Cited entry. If relevant, also include the names of any editors or translators, the edition, and the volume. “University Press” should be abbreviated to “UP” in a Works Cited entry.
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In MLA, a basic book citation includes the following information: Author’s name. Title of book. Publisher of the book. Year published. Additional information is needed when citing: Books on websites or books in databases. Name of website or database. URL. E-books. Name of e-book device. Translated or edited books. Name of the translator or editor.
New to MLA 9th edition, there are now steps to take for citing works by an author or authors using a pseudonym, stage-name, or different name. If the person you wish to cite is well-known, cite the better-known form of the name of the author.
How to Cite a Book. To create a basic works-cited-list entry for a book, list the author, the title, the publisher, and the publication date. You may need to include other elements depending on the type of book you are citing (e.g., an edited book, a translation) and how it is published (e.g., in print, as an e-book, online).
This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (9th ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
Works Cited List Example: Jacobson, Diane L., and Robert Kysar. A Beginner's Guide to the Books of the Bible, Augsburg, 1991. In-Text Citation Example: (Author's Last Name and Author's Last Name Page Number) Example: (Jacobson and Kysar 25) Three or More Authors.
Published on June 7, 2021 by Shona McCombes. Revised on March 5, 2024. In MLA style, the list of Works Cited (also known as a reference list or bibliography) appears at the end of your paper. It gives full details of every source that you cited in an MLA in-text citation.
Entries in the works-cited list are created using the MLA template of core elements—facts common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date. To use the template, evaluate the work you’re citing to see which elements apply to the source.