How to cite books

Book (basic format)

Online book

E-book (electronic book)

Book with author and editor

Book with author and translator

Book with editor

Book with a title in its title

Chapter in a book

Graphic narrative or illustrated book

Foreword, introduction, preface, or afterword

Selection in an anthology

Edition other than the first

Multivolume work

Republished book

Book in a series

Publisher’s imprint

Encyclopedia or dictionary entry

Sacred text

Pamphlet

Dissertation (unpublished)

Dissertation (published)

Dissertation (abstract)

Proceedings of a conference

Directory to MLA works cited models

Citation at a glance: Book (MLA)

Exercise: MLA documentation: identifying elements of sources

Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 1

Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 2

Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 3

Exercise: MLA documentation