Books
This guide is for the 9th edition of the MLA Handbook (2021).
In the publisher's name leave out words like Company (Co.), Corporation, Inc., or Ltd. Abbreviate Press (“P”) and University (“U”). For books published before 1900, use city in place of publisher, otherwise only add city when it may help locate a book published in an unexpected place or by an unfamiliar publisher outside North America. For multiple publishers, separate publisher names with a /
Print Book
Author Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book.
Publisher/s, year of publication.
Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason. Adrift on an Ice
Pan. Creative Publishing, 1992.
Tocque, Philip. Newfoundland: As It Was, And
As It Is In 1877. Toronto, 1878.
Reeves, John. History of the Government of
the Island of Newfoundland. S. R.
Publishers / Johnson Reprint, 1967.
Book with 2 Authors
Penney, A. R., and Fabian Kennedy. A History
of the Newfoundland Railway: 1881-
1988. H. Cuff Publications, 2003.
Book with 3 or More Authors
Start with the 1st author listed followed by “et al.” which is Latin for "and others."
Katona, Steven K., et al. A Field Guide to the
Whales, Porpoises, and Seals from
Cape Cod to Newfoundland. 4th ed.,
Smithsonian Institution P, 1993.
Edited Book
Add the descriptive label "editor" or “editors"
MacEdward, Leach, editor. Folk Ballads and
Songs of the Lower Labrador Coast.
Queen’s Printer / National Museum of
Canada, 1965.
Edited Book (Editor in addition to an author)
After the title, add "Edited by" followed by the editor's first and last name/s.
Seary, E. R. Place Names of the Northern
Peninsula. Edited by Robert Hollett and
William J. Kirwin, ISER, 2000.
Chapter/Article in an Edited Book
Chapter Author. "Title of Article." Title of Book,
edited by Editor Name/s, Publisher/s, year,
pp. page #s.
Handcock, W. Gordon. “English Migration to
Newfoundland.” Peopling of Newfoundland:
Essays in Historical Geography, edited by
John J. Mannion, ISER, 1977, pp. 15-48.
Translated Book
After the title, add "Translated by" followed by the translator's Firstname Lastname.
Carrier, Roch. La Guerre, Yes Sir!. Translated
by Sheila Fischman, Anansi, 1970.
E-Book
Include a DOI (preferred) proceeded by “https://doi.org/” or a URL. For URLs you can omit “http://”.
Author Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book.
Publisher/s, year. Title of Database or
Website, DOI or URL.
Hubbard, Jennifer Mary. A Science on the Scales:
The Rise of Canadian Atlantic Fisheries
Biology, 1898-1939. U of Toronto P, 2006.
desLibris, www-deslibris-ca.qe2a-proxy.
mun.ca/ID/418777.
Wakeham, P. J. A Book of Newfoundland Stories.
Long Brothers, 1954. Memorial U of
Newfoundland Digital Archives Initiative,
collections.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/
ABookOfNewfoundlandStories.pdf.
Edition of a Book (other than the first)
Add the number of the edition after the title and after the name of any editors or translators.
Butt, Kirk R. Early Settlers of Bay St. George.
2nd ed., Boonen Books, 2007.
Volume of a Book
Add the volume number after the title, and after the edition.
Parsons, Robert. Lost at Sea. Vol. 2, Creative
Publishers, 1992.
For more examples, see the MLA Handbook 9th edition, in reference and on reserve at the library, call number: LB 2369 M53 2021.