E-books are generally referenced in the same way as other books. The general format provided below refers to a basic one author e-book.
If you are using an e-book that has multiple authors, includes an edition number, etc., please refer to the appropriate section in this guide. Include information on the format of the resource near the end of the footnote or bibliography entry (including a doi OR URL for the on-line version of an E-book), as per the example below.
General Format
Full Note:
1. Author First Name/Initial Surname, Book Title: Subtitle (Place of Publication:
Publisher, Year), Format, page #.
Concise Note:
2. Author Surname, Book Title, page #.
Bibliography:
Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Book Title: Subtitle. Place of Publication:
Publisher, Year. Format.
Example
Full Note:
1. Hal Hellman, Great Feuds in Science: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever (New
York: John Wiley, 1998), Net Library e-book, 52.
Concise Note:
2. Hellman, Great Feuds in Science, 52.
Bibliography:
Hellman, Hal. Great Feuds in Science: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever. New York:
John Wiley, 1998. Net Library e-book.
Example 2
Full Note:
1. Elliot Antokoletz, Musical Symbolism in the Operas of Debussy and Bartok
(New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), doi:10.1093/acprof:oso
/9780195365825.001.0001.
Concise Note:
2. Antokoletz, Musical Symbolism.
Bibliography:
Elliot Antokoletz.
Musical Symbolism in the Operas of Debussy and Bartok.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso
/9780195365825.001.0001.
