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Do I need to include the name of the library from which I retrieved an e-book?

Note: This post relates to content in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. For up-to-date guidance, see the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook.

No. The library from which you retrieved an e-book should not be specified in your works-cited-list entry.

Read our guidelines on citing an e-book in MLA style.

Filed Under: e-books, using sources, works-cited lists

Published 8 March 2017

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