What Is the Basic Bibliographic Information
Required for a Book Citation?
Author
- Instead of an author, a book can have an editor, compiler, or translator.
- There are rules for citing books that have a corporate author or no author at all.
Title of Book
- Be sure to include subtitles of books as they appear on the title page.
Publisher
- Most publication information should be found on the title page.
Place of Publication
- Make sure to retrieve publication information from the book itself and not from the
library catalog or online database. - The place of publication is no longer needed for MLA citations.
Date of Publication
- If the date of publication is not on the title page, look through the first few pages of
the book until you find it.