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MLA 9th Edition: Books and eBooks

Book in Print

Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication. 

Works Cited List Example  

 Kirsh, Steven J. Children, Adolescents, and Media Violence: A Critical Look at the Research. 2nd ed., Sage, 2006. 

In-Text Citation Example

 (Author's Last Name Page Number)

 Example: (Kirsh 70)

Book in Print with two authors

Last Name, First Name of First Author, and First Name Last Name of Second Author. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any, Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication. 

  Note:Only the first author listed appears in "Last Name, First Name" format. Authors' names are separated by a comma. Before the last author to be listed, add the word "and."

Works Cited List Example  

  Wykes, Maggie, and Barrie Gunter. The Media and Body Image: If Looks Could Kill. Sage, 2005. 

In-Text Citation Example

  (Author's Last Name and Author's Last Name Page Number)

 Example: (Wykes and Gunter 53)

Book in Print with three or more authors

Last Name, First Name of First Author, et al. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any, Edition if given and

is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication. 

  Note: If you have three or more authors list only the first author's name followed by et al. instead of listing all authors names. For example Smith, John, et al. The first author is the first name listed on the work you are citing, not the first name alphabetically.

Works Cited List Example  

  Nickels, William, et al. Understanding Canadian Business. 9th ed.,

 McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2016. 

In-Text Citation Example

(First Author's Last Name et al. Page Number)

Example: (Nickels et al. 5)

eBook from Library Database with one author (Overdrive, Follett, Salem, Gale)

Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, 

Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication. Name of Library Database.

Works Cited List Example

  Block, Bruce A. The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film,

TV and   Digital Media. Focal P/Elsevier, 2008. ebrary.

In-Text Citation Example

 (Author's Last Name Page Number)

 Example: (Block 132)

eBook from a Database with two authors

Last Name of First Author, First Name, and First Name Last Name of Second Author. 

Title of Book: Subtitle if Any, Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher

Name often shortened, Year of publication. Name of Library Database. 

  Note: Only the first author listed appears in "Last Name, First Name" format. Authors' names are separated by a comma. Before the last author to be listed, add the word "and."

Works Cited List Example  

  Jamsa, Kris, and Andy Anderson. HTML and Web Design: Tips and

Techniques, McGraw- Hill/Osborne, 2002. EBSCO eBook and

Audiobook Collection.

In-Text Citation Example

  (Author's Last Name and Author's Last Name Page Number)

 Example: (Jamsa and Anderson 22)

eBook from a Database with three or more authors

Last Name of First Author, First Name, and First Name Last Name of Second Author. 

Title of Book: Subtitle if Any, Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher

Name often shortened, Year of publication. Name of Library Database. 

  Note: If you have three or more authors you may choose to list only the first author's name followed by et al. instead of listing all authors names. For example Smith, John, et al. The first author is the first name listed on the work you are citing, not the first name alphabetically.

Works Cited List Example  

  Ziarek, Ewa Plonowska, et al. A Time for the Humanities: Futurity and

the Limits of Autonomy, Fordham UP, 2008. EBSCO eBook

and Audiobook Collection.

In-Text Citation Example

(First Author's Last Name et al. Page Number)

Example: (Ziarek et al. 75)

eBook from a website (Google Books, Gugghenheim)

Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is

not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication, 

Website Name, URL. Accessed Access Date.

Works Cited List Example

  Henty, George Alfred. The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt.

Blackie and Son, 1889. HathiTrust Digital Library, 

babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073478847. Accessed 6 July 2016.

In-Text Citation Example

 (Author's Last Name Page Number)

 Example: (Henty 132)