MLA
When writing a paper, you will often need to include information from sources such as books. To do this, you will need to use a specific citation format that includes information about the source, such as the author, title, and publication date. The most common citation style for books is MLA.
MLA stands for the Modern Language Association, which is an organization that deals with language and literature. The MLA citation format is used for both papers and books. To cite a book in MLA, you will need to include the following information:
Author’s last name, first name. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication.
For example, if you were citing the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, your citation would look like this:
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1951.
If you are citing a specific edition of a book, you will also need to include that information in your citation. For example, if you were citing the first edition of The Catcher in the Rye, your citation would look like this:
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. 1st ed. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1951.
When citing a book in MLA, you will also need to include a Works Cited entry on your paper. The Works Cited entry will include the same information as your in-text citation, plus additional information such as the book’s title, the editor (if there is one), and the book’s publication information.
Here is an example of a Works Cited entry for The Catcher in the Rye:
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1951.
Other related questions:
How do you cite a book in print?
To cite a book in print, you will need to include the following information:
-Author’s last name, first name
-Title of the book
-City of publication
-Publisher
-Year of publication
What citation style should I use for a book?
There is no one answer to this question since different disciplines often require different citation styles. However, some of the most common citation styles used for books include MLA, APA, and Chicago.
How do you cite a print source?
To cite a print source, include the author’s last name, the title of the work, the name of the publication, the date of publication, and the page number(s) of the specific passage you are quoting or referencing.
Bibliography
- Books – APA 6th Referencing Style Guide
- Print Books – MLA Citation Guide – LibGuides
- Citing Information: Print Sources – Subject Research Guides