MLA Style: Books (print or online)

MLA Works Cited Entry — Book (print or online)

 

Citations for print version books include:

• Author’s name
• Title of work italicized (capitalize first letter of all the main words)
• Publication information (the publisher’s name and the year of publication)

Example:

Skerry, Philip J. Psycho in the Shower: The History of Cinema’s Most Famous Scene. Continuum, 2009.

Citations for online version books include:

• Author’s name
• Title of work italicized (capitalize first letter of all the main words)
• Publication information (the publisher’s name and the year of publication)
• Location: URL or DOI (leave off http:// and keep www. if part of URL)

Example:

Rowley, Hazel. Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage. Farrar, 2010,

2348f00187b98a48ebacf43071ba30953ca37d2c.googledrive.com/host/0B5XjjBGDoIrhV0ozS2ppbDNlT1E/Franklin-Eleanor-An-Extraordinary-Marriage-ebook-51I4VXDCtdL.pdf.

Note:
For help citing book sources, refer to the MLA Handbook, page 46-48.

Information is based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 8th Edition. Individual instructor’s specifications may vary, so check with your instructor before formatting and submitting your work.

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