Mla Citation Book With Multiple Volumes

If it is an ebook name of container proquest ebook library google books etc and url.

Mla citation book with multiple volumes. If you cite more than one volume of the book cite them as a single work and specify the total number of volumes in your works cited entry. A work may be published in multiple volumes. If you cite only one volume of a multi volume work include the volume number in the works cited entry.

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. Total number of volumes in a multivolume set optional include if helpful to your reader 10. A single volume with an individual title caro 17 31 caro robert a.

If using two or more volumes of a multivolume work cite the total number of volumes after the title or editor. Place references to specific volumes or page numbers in the text of your document 5 5 14. To cite an e book you should use the standard format for book citations and specify the e book identity in the version section.

How to cite e books in mla format. Talbot donaldson et al 4th ed vol. Typically you would cite just the single volume you have consulted.

Title of container contributors edition e book number publisher year of publication. If accessed on a tablet indicate e book or type of tablet kindle ed epub ed etc as a version see number 3 above. If you are citing multiple works by the same author from a collection that includes contributions by other authors create a works cited list entry for each work you are citing.

The norton anthology of english literature edited by e. If you are using only one volume of a multivolume work and the volume has an individual title you can cite the book without reference to other volumes. Put a space after the colon then provide the page number s.