When you are gathering book sources, be sure to make note of the following bibliographic items:
author name(s), book title, publication date, publisher, place of publication.
The medium of publication for all “hard copy” books is Print.
For more information, consult “Citing Nonperiodical Print Publications” in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition (sec. 5.5, 148-81), or the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd edition (sec. 6.6, 185-211).
Basic Format
The first-give author’s name or a book with a single author's name appears in last name, first name format. The basic form for a book citation is:
Last name, First name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Article in a Reference Book (e.g. Encyclopedias, Dictionaries)
For entries in encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference works, cite the piece as you would any other work in a collection but do not include the publisher information. Also, if the reference book is organized alphabetically, as most are, do not list the volume or the page number of the article or item.
"Article Title." Name of Dictionary/ Encyclopedia. Edition. Year Published. Print.
The Bible
Give the name of the specific edition you are using, any editor(s) associated with it, followed by the publication information. Remember that your in-text (parenthetical citation) should include the name of the specific edition of the Bible, followed by an abbreviation of the book, the chapter and verse(s). (See Citing the Bible on the In-Text Citations – The Basics page, which you can access by following the appropriate link at the bottom of this page.)
Specific Title of Bible. Editor. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Print.
Entire Website
"Article Title." Purdue U Writing Lab. Year of Publication. Web. Date of access.
Individual Resources
Contributors' names and the last edited date can be found in the orange boxes at the top of every page on the OWL.
Contributors' names. "Title of Resource." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Last edited date. Web. Date of access.
Russell, Tony, Allen Brizee, and Elizabeth Angeli. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 4 Apr. 2010. Web. 20 July 2010.
SAMPLE MLA bibliography/ Works Cited:
All Information take from the University of Purdue OWL website, the premier online resource for citation guidelines. For more print styles, click here
