Mla Book Citation Guide

Mla format citation guide mla is a common academic formatting style developed by the modern language association.

Mla book citation guide. It is widely used in academic papers in humanities and as a guideline for referencing original sources. Name of the translator or editor. 2 nd ed e book new york publishers 2010.

The in text citation gives the author s last name and a page number in parentheses. The basic format of an e book citation is. More than two authors.

In this article we have prepared a complete guide to cite sources according to the mla 8th edition published in 2016. Last name first name. This resource updated to reflect the mla handbook 8 th ed offers examples for the general format of mla research papers in text citations endnotes footnotes and the works cited page.

In mla a basic book citation includes the following information. If relevant also include the names of any editors or translators the edition and the volume. The most basic entry for a book consists of the author s name the book title publisher city publisher name year of publication and medium.

Title of container contributors edition e book number publisher year of publication. Name of website or database. List the first author only followed by the phrase et al.

A heritage of her own. Revised on november 20 2020. 2 authors or editors.