This page covers some basic examples of MLA citations for books.
To the right, is a list of commonly cited items. Click on the links to view what the item looks like, how to evaluate it, and how to find the citation information. Below that is a list of the core elements needed create a citation in MLA.
Below is the formatting 'recipe' demonstrating how to put the elements in the proper format. Last, are examples of book citations in MLA format.
Citations in your "Works Cited" should be double spaced with a hanging indentation.
Author, First A., & Second Author. "Title of Work." Title of Container One Italicized, other contributors, version, number, Publisher, publication date, location. Title of Container Two Italicized, other contributors, version, number, Publisher, publication date, location.
Standalone Book, One Author, Print -
Knox, Karen C. Implementing Technology Solutions in Libraries: Techniques, Tools, and Tips from the Trenches. Information Today, 2011.
Chapter from Edited Book with Two Editors, accessed Online through a Database* -
Atwood, Blake. "Anxious Men: Sexuality and Systems of Disavowal in Contemporary Iranian Literature." Familiar and Foreign: Identity in Iranian Film and Literature, edited by Veronica Thompson and Manijeh Mannani, AU Press, 2015, pp. 129-148. Ebsco eBook Collection, lpclibrary.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1076473&site=ehost-live&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_129.