The Modern Language Association (MLA) Style is the style required by many high school teachers and many college professors of the liberal arts.
The MLA style provides a standard for giving your list of sources at the end of your paper. This alphabetical list of sources is called either a bibliography or a works cited list.
One of the most common sources to list is the book.
- The first few pages of a book will provide all the information you will need to write a bibliographic citation.
- A title can be underlined or placed in italics.
- If there are two or more authors, list them in the order they appear on the title page.
- Use a comma between authors' names. Place a period after the last name.
- Watch for an edition number. If the book is a second or later edition, use the following form:
Author. Title. Edition. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
