Research Paper / 309A book by one author:
Parenthetical note:
(Lannon 139)
Endnote:(^1) John M. Lannon, Technical Writing (Boston: Little, Brown and Company,
2006) 139.
Bibliography:
Lannon, John M. Technical Writing. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2006.
A book by two authors:
Parenthetical note:
(Gibaldi and Achtert 140)
Endnote:
(^2) Joseph Gibaldi and Walter S. Achtert, MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers. 6th ed. (New York: The Modern Language Association of
America, 2003) 140.
Bibliography:
Gibaldi, Joseph, and Walter S. Achtert. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers. 6th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America,
2003.
Note that the preceding entries refer to the sixth edition of a book. The publisher is
an organization.
A book by three or more authors:
Use and others to refer to all other authors or editors beyond the first. Or use
et al. (Latin for and others) instead.
Parenthetical note:
(Frew and others 111–112)
Endnote:
(^3) Robert Frew and others, Survival: A Sequential Program for College Writing
(Palo Alto, California: Peek Publications, 1978) 111–112.
Bibliography:
Frew, Robert and others. Survival: A Sequential Program for College Writing.
Palo Alto, California: Peek Publications, 1978.