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HOW TO REFERENCE ELECTRONIC BOOKS

 

1. A book accessed electronically

 

In-text citation

 

Write the surname of the author and the year of publication. Whenever you make reference to a specific point in the book, include the page number/s if available, preceded by a colon.

 

Examples

 

Potter (2005) provides a comprehensive introduction to human anatomy.

Human anatomy is a complex topic (Potter 2005: 34).

 

Reference

 

Write the surname and initials of the author then the year in brackets and the title in italics. Write ‘online’ or ‘Coventry University e-brary’ in square brackets, then give the edition if appropriate, the place of publication, a colon, then the publisher followed by a full stop. Write ‘available from’ and give the full web site address starting with < and ending with > then the date of access in square brackets.

 

Example


Potter, H. (2005) An Introduction to Human Anatomy [online] 4th edn. London: Adam Arnold. available from

<http://anatomy/introduction/human/htm> [27 March 2006]


Fig.1 Sample book accessed electronically (Coventry University Library 2016)

2. An e-reader edition (e.g. a Kindle book)

 

In-text citation

 

Write the surname of the author and the year of publication.

 

Examples

 

Nathan Zuckerman is fascinated by great books (Roth 2011).

In Philip Roth's The Ghost Writer (2011), Nathan Zuckerman is a young writer fascinated by great books.

 

Reference

 

Write the surname and initials of the author then the year in brackets and the title in italics. Write the type of e-reader edition in square brackets, then a full stop. Finally write the name of the publisher.

 

Example


Roth, P. (2011) The Ghost Writer [Kindle edition]. Vintage Digital

Fig. 2 Sample Kindle book page (Intel Free Press 2011)

© 2016 by Centre for Academic Writing and Coventry University

Based on Deane, M. (2006) Coventry University Harvard Reference Style Guide. Unpublished booklet. Coventry: Coventry University. Version 3.0.4. September 2016. Produced in collaboration with Ray Summers (Illustrations), edited by Catalina Neculai with the assistance of Lisa Ganobcsik- Williams and Erik Borg, and with input from the Coventry University Harvard Reference Style Working Party.

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