How to Cite Book Chapters in MLA Style

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• MLA (Modern Language Association) format is a standard used by most night schools, colleges and universities for writing papers. In MLA style, each type of reference used to write a paper has to be cited in a particular way. If you are writing a paper with references from a book, citing a particular chapter of the book requires a specific format as well.

Instructions

1. Write the author of the chapter of the book you are citing--the last name followed by a comma and then the first name followed by a period.

2. Immediately follow the name of the chapter author with the name of the chapter of the book in quotation marks.

3. Follow the name of the chapter with the name of the book, underlined and followed by a period.

4. List all authors who contributed to the book in alphabetical order by their last name and followed by a period.

5. List the city the book was published in followed by a colon and then the publisher of the book followed by a comma.

6. List the year the book was published followed by a period.

7. List the page numbers of the chapters you are citing followed by a period.

References

• Loyola Notre Dame Library: MLA Style Guide
• EasyBib: How to Cite a Chapter in a Book