How to Cite a Book in MLA 7

Book – A written work or composition that has been published – typically printed on pages bound together.

Book citations in MLA 7 style generally contain the author name, book title, publication city, publisher, year published, and the medium of the work (i.e. “Print” for print books).

---

Citing a book in print

Note: MLA 7 does not require the publisher’s state in a book citation.

 

Structure: 

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

Example:

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

---

Citing a book found in a database

Note: Some ebooks may be available online through your library’s databases.

 

Structure:

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

Example:

Lichter, S. Robert, and Stanley Rothman. Environmental Cancer-A Political Disease?. New Haven, CT: Yale UP, 1999. eBook Collection. Web. 1 Apr. 2013.

---