Mla Citation Same Author Different Book

Conclude with an indication of the document type e g phd dissertation.

Mla citation same author different book. Here s an example from an anthology assembled and edited by one of my former professors. Works cited milton john. If you cite multiple chapters or works from the same book include a separate works cited entry for each chapter.

Author s last name first name. To cite an e book you should use the standard format for book citations and specify the e book identity in the version section. Thereafter in place of the name type three hyphens followed by a period and the title.

The degree granting institution may be included before the document type though this is not required. For example if you are citing the following work in which sandy taylor is the lead author and john smith and wendy johnson are listed as the coauthors your entry would appear thus. To cite two or more works by the same author give the name in the first entry only.

If multiple authors share the same last name include the author s first initial in your in text citation. Sarah ryan 78 scott ryan 26. If you are citing multiple works by the same author from a collection that includes contributions by other authors create a works cited list entry for each work you are citing.

Mla is clear in recommending that when citing two or more entries from the same source a short form that refers the interested reader to one main whole book entry is the way to go. The main elements of a dissertation citation are the same as those for a book. The three hyphens stand for exactly the same name as in the preceding entry.

Citing a work by three authors creators. How to cite e books in mla format. In the works cited per the mla handbook 8th edition p.