LibAnswers

Useful Tip: Your question may already have been answered! Take a look at the suggestions as you type to see if there is a match or browse our topics, below.

How do I make MLA citations for books?

Last Updated: Nov 30, 2012 | 8 Views

Topics: Citation/Style: MLA

Was this helpful? 0 0

Answer

The rules for MLA book citations are in the Cite MLA Style Libguide, linked below, under the Cite Print tab.

An easy way to create MLA book citations is to find the books in the library's catalog, WorldCat, also linked below. Once you find the book in the catalog, open its item record and then click Cite/Export to generate citations in several formats. Copy and paste the MLA citation into your paper. If you do this, however, you will have to format the citation to have a hanging indent if it's longer than one line on your page.

If the book you want to cite is not held by COM Library, you can still find it in WorldCat by expanding your search to Libraries Worldwide in the drop down menu next to the search bar.

For More Info / Source(s) (Links open in new window.)

Answered by David PalmerEmail Answer

Questions Welcome!

Questions Welcome All these question are answered by real COM Library staff, so we can only answer if we're open. Check out our hours or COM's Academic Calendar. If you want to ask while we are closed, email is your best option--we'll get back to you when we are open again.

Meanwhile, your question may already have been answered! Take a look at the suggestions as you type in the Ask Us box to see if there is a match or browse our topics.