E-book (from a database)

In-text citations

Paraphrasing

When paraphrasing, include the author(s) family name and year of publication in brackets. Or, if referring to the author(s) family name in the body of the text, then just include the year of publication in brackets immediately after the family name(s).

Hampden-Turner and Trompenaars (2000) believe that building cross-cultural competence ...

Building cross-cultural competence is seen as … (Hampden-Turner & Trompenaars, 2000).

Direct quote

Place direct quotes between double quotation marks " " and provide the page number(s) from the book.

"Building cross-cultural competence is seen as an essential skill …" (Hampden-Turner & Trompenaars, 2000, p. 15).

Reference list

N. B. When the author and publisher are the same, omit the publisher from the source element.

e-book with DOI

Template

Author. (Year). Title: Subtitle (# ed., Vol. #). Publisher. http://dx.doi.org/xxxxx

Example

Ross, R. T. (2006). How to examine the nervous system. Humana Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-081-2

Notes on style

  • If an e-book has a DOI, you must use this format.

e-book from a database, without DOI

Template

Author. (Year). Title: Subtitle (# ed., Vol. #). Publisher.

Example

Hampden-Turner, C., & Trompenaars, A. (2000). Building cross-cultural competence: How to create wealth from conflicting values. John Wiley.

Notes on style

  • If an e-book from a database does not have a DOI, cite it as you would a print book, including the name of the publisher.

e-book accessed on e-reader, without DOI

Template

Author. (Year). Title: Subtitle (# ed., Vol. #). Publisher. http://xxxxxx

Example

Fitzgerald, F. S. (2003). The great Gatsby. Scribner Books. http://www.amazon.com

Notes on style

  • Include the URL the book was retrieved from.

e-book without DOI, with non-database URL

Template

Author. (Year). Title: Subtitle (# ed., Vol. #). Publisher. http://xxxxxx

Example

Kirkwood, R., & Goldsworthy, S. (2013). Fur seals and sea lions. CSIRO. http://uball.csiro.patron.eb20.com/Collections/ViewBook/295eae4d-f807-481b-95cc-05fb9d9f5f48

Notes on style

  • Include the URL of the book that was retrieved.