Finding It! A Research Skills Tutorial

Citing a book in MLA style

Here are the rules:
- Lastname, Firstname.
- Give the name as it appears on the title page.
- Do not abbreviate a name given on the title page in full.

Examples?
Sullivan, Danny.
Nixon, Richard.

- Take the title from the title page.
- Give the full title, and separate title from subtitle with a colon (:).
- Capitalize first, last, and important words.
- End with a period.
- Underline the title.

Examples?
Death of a Salesman.
Storytelling and Mythmaking: Images from Film and Literature.

- Find the place of publication on the title page.
- If more than one city is listed, use only the first.
- Follow the city with a colon.

Examples?
New York:
London:

- Find the publisher's name from the title page.
- Follow the name with a comma.
- Use UP for University Presses.

Examples?
Macmillan,
Oxford UP,

- Find the publication year from the title page, or use the most recent copyright year from the back of the title page
- Follow the year with a period.

Examples?
1996.
2001.

Fill it in for me!

In MLA style, author name is written: Lastname, Firstname. Try again!

Give full title and subtitle. Capitalize all important words. Try again

Use only the first place listed. Watch your spelling. Try again

Find the publisher's name on the title page. Watch spelling and capitalization. Try again

Find the publication year on the back of the title page. Try again

Your punctuation is not quite right. Try again!

Your completed citation will appear here.
Carter, Randy. King Arthur: The Truth and the Legend. London:
Macmillan, 2000.

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