Generally, you should format an e-book citation in much the same way as a print book citation, however some additional information, such as date and location of access, is required. Visit NYU Libraries Citation Style Guide for more information on how to cite sources and citation management tools.
Visit Style Guides and Citation Management for more information on how to cite sources and citation management tools.
General Format
Author Surname Initials; Author 2; Author 3; etc. Title [Online]; Series Information (if any); Publisher: Place of Publication, Year; Volume Number, Pagination, URL (accessed Month, Day, Year).
Example
Dyall, K. G.; Faegri, K. Introduction to relativistic quantum chemistry [Online]; Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK, 2007; p 15. http://0-lib.myilibrary.com.mercury.concordia.ca/browse/open.asp?id=115882&loc= (accessed Jun 14, 2010).
General Format
Author Surname Initials. Title [e-book]. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date. Retrieved From. Access Date.
Example
Roemmelt AF. Haunted Children: Rethinking Medication of Common Psychological Disorders [e-book]. Albany, NY: SUNY Press; 1998. Available from: Netlibrary. Accessed June 4, 2001.
General Format
Editor Surname, First initial. Middle initial. (Ed.). OR Author Surname,First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Title. Place of
Publication: Publisher. Retrieved from home-page-of-source
Example
Boothe, R. (2005). A perspective of northern ideals: [Ebook Central Reader version]. Retrieved from http://www.Ebook Central.com/corp/
General Format
Author. (Author) Title, Publisher, Place of Publication. <URL> (Date of access).
Example
Melan, J. (1913) Theory of arches and suspension bridges, D.B. Steinman, translator, Myron C. Clark, Chicago. <http://www.ccs.neu.edu> (Dec. 5, 2003).
General Format
[Citation number] Author’s Name, Initials. Year of Publication, Title of Book, Publisher, City of Publication. [Type of medium]. Available: URL
Example
[1] Saxby, G., 1996, Practical Holography, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, New York, NY. [Online]. Available: http://www.atm.com
General Format
Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Format.
Example
Hellman, Hal. Great Feuds in Science: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever. New York: John Wiley, 1998. Net Library e-book.
General Format
Author Surname AA./Editor BB. Year. Title. [Internet]. Place of Publication (State or Prov): Publisher name. [cited year Mmm dd]. Available from: URL
Example
Meehan ER, Riordan E, editors. 2002. Sex & money: feminism and political economy in the media. [Internet]. Minneapolis (MN): University of Minnesota Press; [cited 2011 Jan 21]. Available from: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nyulibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=310561
General Format
Citation number enclosed in square brackets, offset from the rest of the citation Author(s), Title (in italics), Edition - if not the first, Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication, Page(s). [Type of medium]. Available: URL
Example:
[1] H. Inose, P. Fingle, and J.R. Pierce, Information Technology and Civilization, 2nd ed., New York: Freeman, 1984,
pp. 105-121. [Online]. Available: http://www.amdahl.com/doc/products/bsg/intra/infra/html
General Format
Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Book Title: Subtitle. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Title of Database or Web
site. Medium. Date of Access [Day Month Year].
Example
Wynne, Derek. Leisure, Lifestyle, and the New Middle Class: A Case Study. London: Routledge, 2002. Ebook Central. Web. 25
June 2009.