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How to List an Electronic Textbook in MLA Format

The Internet offers ease of research and discovery, and the opportunity to expand your research hundreds of thousands of miles beyond your local or university library. But with this opportunity comes responsibility: Whatever the Internet sources of the data and ideas you gather to build your argument, you must be careful to document those sources as completely and correctly as possible. The Modern Language Association of America promulgates guidelines to the sourcing and citing of Internet references. Follow the guidelines of the MLA when you're listing an electronic textbook on your works cited page or as a textual reference.

Instructions

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      Write the textbook author's last name first and first name last separated by a comma and followed by a period. For example, write: "Pomp, James."

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      Write the title of the book followed by a period. For example, write: "Pomp, James. Textbook of Semiotics." Italicize the title in an actual MLA citation.

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      Write the state and city of publication of the hard-copy edition of the textbook followed by a colon. For example, write: "Pomp, James. Textbook of Semiotics. Sioux City, Iowa:"

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      Write the publisher of the print edition of the textbook followed by a comma, the print publication date, and a period. For example, write: "Pomp, James. Textbook of Semiotics. Sioux City, Iowa: Prairie Press, 1971."

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      Write the title of the website or database through which you accessed the book. For example, write: "Pomp, James. Textbook of Semiotics. Sioux City, Iowa: Prairie Press, 1971. Prairie Press Online." Italicize the website or database title in an actual MLA citation.

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      Write the word "Web" followed by a period. For example, write: "Pomp, James. Textbook of Semiotics. Sioux City, Iowa: Prairie Press, 1971. Prairie Press Online. Web."

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      Write the day, month and year of the date of access. For example, write "Pomp, James. Textbook of Semiotics. Sioux City, Iowa: Prairie Press, 1971. Prairie Press Online. Web. 7 April 2011."

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      Write the last name of the textbook's author followed by a relevant page number within parentheses for an in-text citation of your electronic textbook according to MLA style. For example, write "(Pomp 11)."

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