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MLA: Book
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How to Cite a Book in Print in MLA

The basic information of a book includes author(s), the title of the book, and the publication
information.

Structure:

Last, First M. Book. City: Publisher, Year Published. Print.

Examples:

James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Rockville: Serenity, 2009. Print.

Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1942. Print.

How to Cite a Book Online in MLA

Include the same information as a regular book. Add as much as the original publication inf
ormation as possible. After citing the original publication information, add the electronic publi
cation information. This includes the title of the internet site, the editor of the site (if given),
the date of electronic publication (if given), and the sponsoring institution or organization. Al
so, be sure to include the date accessed and the URL.

Format:

Last, First M. Book. City: Publisher, Year Published. Website Title. Web. Day Month Year Accessed.

Examples:
James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Rockville: Serenity, 2009. Google books. Web. 16 Mar. 2010. http://book
s.google.com
Bodnar, Kipp, and Jeffrey L. Cohen. The B2B Social Media Book. Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Dec.
2012.

How to Cite a Book from a Database in MLA

Make sure to:

Provide advanced information for the book if it is available.

Leave out the URL unless the source cannot be located without it.

Type in the date the book was electronically published if it is available.

Format:

Last, First M. Book. City: Publisher, Year Published. Database Name. Web. Date Month Year Accessed.

Examples:

Morem, Susan. 101 Tips for Graduates. New York: Ferguson, 2005. Infobase Publishing eBooks. Web. 16
Mar. 2010. http://www.infobasepublishing.com
Bloom, Harold, ed. Twentieth-Century British Poets. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, 2011. Infobase
Publishing eBooks. Web. 21 Dec. 2012.
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MLA guide General Rules Book Chapter Online database Dictionary Encyclopedia Essay Jo
urnal Magazine Newspaper Preface Website
APA guide General Rules Book Chapter Dictionary Online database Encyclopedia Journal M
agazine Newspaper Website
Chicago/Turabian guide Book Chapter Dictionary Online database Encyclopedia Journal Mag
azine Newspaper Website

APA: Book
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How to Cite a Book in Print in APA

Structure:

Last, F. M. (Year Published) Book. City, State: Publisher.

Examples:

James, H. (1937). The ambassadors. New York, NY: Scribner.

Rowling, J.K. (2001). Harry Potter and the socerer's stone. London: Bloomsburg Children's.

How to Cite a Book Online in APA

 Format:

Last, F. M. (Year Published) Book. Retrieved from URL

Examples:

James, H. (2009). The ambassadors. Retrieved from http://books.google.com

Porter, R. (1994). London, a social history. Retrieved from http://books.google.com

How to Cite a Book From a Database in APA

Format:

Last, F. M. (Year Published). Book. Retrieved from URL

Examples:

Morem, S. (2005). 101 tips for graduates. Retrieved from http://www.infobasepublishing.com

Bloom, H. (1986). American women poets. Retrieved from http://www.infobasepublishing.com

Make sure to:

Add doi (Digital Object Identifier) if it is available after at the end of the citation in
stead of URL.

If you used an e-reader, you should still include the URL that you retrieved the b
ook from, for example, www.amazon.com.
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