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Journalism: Books

Work Cited Core Elements

Create your Works Cited list by using the template of core elements. List each relevant element for every source.

MLA 9 Core Elements 1 container

Basic Book Citation

MLA 9 Book Citation

Print Book Example | 2 authors

Book with 2 authorsWinona at 100

Print Book Example | More than 2 authors

More than 2 authors example100 Greatest Literary Characters

A Note on Publishers' Names

Abbreviate publishers' names, omitting business words (Co., Corp., Ltd., etc.). 

Abbreviate the names of academic presses, for example replace University Press with UP.

See the MLA Handbook 9th Edition, page 172 for more guidance.