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Print book |
Kirby, David. What Is a Book? Athens: U of Georgia P, 2002. Print. |
| Electronic book |
For ebooks read online, include:
EBL (Ebook Library) collection: Martin, Guy. African Political Thought. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2012. EBL. Web. 11 Feb., 2013. For downloaded ebooks, cite as you would a print book. Include the digital file format (EPUB, PDF, etc.), followed by the word "file." Kirby, David. What Is a Book? Athens: U of Georgia P, 2002. EPUB file. |
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Two or three authors |
Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. The Craft of Research. 2nd ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2003. Print. |
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More than three authors |
Quirk, Randolph, et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London: Longman, 1985. Print. |
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No author |
New York Public Library American History Desk Reference. New York: Macmillan, 1997. Print. |
| A particular edition |
Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. Ed. Claudia Johnson. New York: Norton, 2001. Print. Note: Ed. refers to “Edited by.” |
| Chapter in a book |
Calvino, Italo. “Cybernetics and Ghosts.” The Uses of Literature: Essays. Trans. Patrick Creagh. San Diego: Harcourt, 1982. 3-27. Print. |
| Book review |
Updike, John. “No Breaks.” Rev. of Sinclair Lewis: Rebel from Main Street, by Richard Lingeman. New Yorker 4 Feb. 2002: 77-80. Print. |
For additional examples, see pages 148-181 of the MLA Handbook (2009).
The list of works cited is the final section of an MLA-style paper, but should be drafted as you research and write.
Begin the Works Cited list on a new page, but continue with the page numbering used in the body of your paper.
References in this guide are single-spaced, but your Works Cited list should be double-spaced.
Each reference should include a hanging indent (used throughout this guide).
Arrange your references alphabetically by author (or title, when an author is not listed.)
Other names for the Works Cited page include Bibliography and Literature Cited. Works Cited is usually most appropriate, as it accomodates film, recordings, electronic publications, etc.
To cite two or more works by the same author, give the name in the first entry only. In the next entry, type three hyphens ("- - -") in place of the name.
For additional assistance with citation styles, consult your professor or the research help service at the Mount Library.
You can reach the Library by email: library@msvu.ca. Please note: The Library will help you as much as possible but they may also refer you back to your professor.