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Citing a book chapter is much like citing a journal article, but we'll
cover it as we go over how to prepare a citation for a book source as well.
MLA states that the following information is necessary in a book citation:
The citation for a book will look something like this:
Author's name (Last, First). Tittle of
the Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
The citation for a book article will look something like this:
Author of chapter/work in book (Last, First).
"Title of Chapter/Work." Title of the Book. Ed. (<=
this "Ed." means editor. Only use it if there is one) Editor's
Name
(First Last). City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Now you try.
I said earlier that you found a chapter in a book that you wanted to
quote from, so you need to have a citation for this work. Let's say the
following is the information you found:
Author: Janet Wu
Chapter: Chapter Four: Feminine Chic and the Power of the Trumpet
Editor(s): Karen Stills
Book: Tones of the Masters
Page(s): 97-142
Year: 1996
Publisher: Equal House
City: Seattle