 Citing Books in MLA-9 This video demonstrates how to cite books in MLA-9 and explains where to get help if you have more questions about MLA citations. First gather your information. You'll need the author or editor name or names, the title of the book and the title of the publisher, the publication year, the edition if applicable, and you might also need a database title and URL for an ebook citation. You can use the video, Citing a Book, on the BC Libraries YouTube channel, to learn how to find this information. Once you have all the pieces, it's time to arrange them into MLA format. First, add the author's name, last name, comma, first name, period. Or for two authors, last name, comma, first name, comma, and the second author's first name, last name, period. For a source with three or more authors, list the first author's last name, comma, first name, comma, at all, period. After the author or editor name, add the title of the book in italics. Place a period at the end of the title. Then add the publisher title, followed by a comma. Next, the publication year, followed by a period. If you're citing a book from a database or website, you will also include the database or website title in italics after the publication date, followed by a comma, then the URL, followed by a period. For websites, you can also include an access date, especially if the webpage has no publication date or you suspect the URL may change. That's the basic format. For any other book citation questions or to get help constructing citations, visit our citation guide at belviewcollege.libguides.com slash mla9 slash home. Or use the Ask a Librarian page on our website to learn more about getting in touch with the librarian.