The document provides guidelines for citing books in MLA format, detailing the necessary structure for print and online sources. It includes specific examples for citing works by Mark Twain and Susan Morem, indicating the required information such as author, title, publisher, year, and access details. It also emphasizes that when citing online versions of print books, certain online details may be omitted.

1. Citing a book - MLA
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Book: A written work or composition that has been published - typically
printed on pages bound together
Structure: Last, First M. Book. City published: Publisher, Year published. Print.
Front Cover
Book title
Mark Twain Author
Contributor information is found on the cover
or subsequent pages after
Page 2 The subsequent pages after the cover will have publication information
Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing
Omit descriptive words like Publishing and Co. from citation
Year Published: 1999
Look for the copyright date
City published: Irving
Citation: Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Irving: Saddleback
Educational, 1999. Print.
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2. Citing a published book found on a website - MLA
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Structure: Last, First M. Book. City published: Publisher, Year published.
Website. Web. Date accessed. <URL>.
*Note: URL is optional. Consult your teacher.
Website: Google books
Data accessed: Depends on the day
When did you access the source? Web sources may change and must be considered unique.
Note: When citing sources reproduced online from their print versions, it is not necessary to
include online information such as the website publisher or the date of electronic publication
Citation: Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Irving: Saddleback
Educational, 1999. Google books. Web. 16 Mar. 2010.
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3. Citing a published book found on a database - MLA
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Structure: Last, First M. Book. City published: Publisher, Year published.
Database. Web. Date accessed. <URL>.
*Note: URL is optional. Consult your teacher.
Database: Infobase Publishing eBooks City published: New York
Located on page 3
Data accessed: Depends on the day
Title
Author
Date of publication / Copyright
Publisher
Note: Many eBooks are reproduced from a print version. You can normally determine this if the
eBook has print publication information
Citation: Morem, Susan. 101 Tips for Graduates. New York: Ferguson, 2005.
Infobase Publishing eBooks. Web. 16 Mar. 2010.
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