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Referencing eBooks · The author(s), or editor(s) - by surname and initial(s) · The year of publication · The book title (in italics) · The edition other than the ... UK China Malaysia MainMenuStudyAboutResearchBusinessNewsVisitA–Z  Searchthewebsite Youarehere:  UniversityofNottinghamStudyingeffectivelyWritingReferencingandcitingReferencingbooks StudyingEffectively Print HomeStudyingatuniversityTypesofteachingBeingorganisedReadingandinterpretingsourcesanddata Writing WritingtasksatuniversityStrategiesforwriting Referencingandciting Stylesofcitation Referencingbooks Findingreferencinginformation-books ReferencingjournalsReferencingwebsitesReferencingothersourcesManagingreferences Avoidingplagiarism PreparingforassessmentPeoplewhocanhelp Referencing books Referencestylesdovary.TheexamplesonthispagemaynotmatchthepreferenceofyourSchoolorDepartment-pleasechecktheguidelinesfromyourSchoolorDepartmenttoensureyouarefollowingthepreferredstyle. Referencingprintbooks Referencestobooksshouldincludethefollowing: Theauthor(s),oreditor(s)-bysurnameandinitial(s) Yearofpublication Thetitle(initalicsorbold) Theeditionotherthanthefirst(ifapplicable) Placeofpublication Thepublisher'sname Publicationswithaneditor Usetheabbreviation'ed'toindicateaneditor,('ed'isalsousedfor'edition')e.g. Drake,G.,ed.(2006) Springerhandbookofatomic,molecularandopticalphysics.2nded.NewYork:Springer Publicationswithnoauthor Iftheworkdoesnotappeartohaveanauthoruse'Anon',e.g. Anon.(2005) Handbookofphysics.London:Wiley Publicationswithmultipleauthors Ifthereare2or3authors,listeachone,intheordertheyappearonthetitlepageofthepublication. Ifthereare4ormoreauthors,giveallnamesifpossible.Ifanyareomitted,use'et.al.'or'andothers'toindicatethereismorethanoneauthor. Listallauthorswithsurnamefirst,followedbyinitials,e.g. Smith,J.E.,Teske,P.andMarschall,M. Althoughyoumaysometimesseesubsequentauthorslistedwiththeirfirstnameorinitial(s)firstfollowedbysurname. Referencingchaptersinbooks Referencestochaptersinbooksshouldincludethefollowing: Theauthor(s)ofthechapter-bysurnameandinitial(s) Thetitleofthechapter Theauthor(s)oreditor(s)ofthebook-byinitial(s)andsurname Thetitleofthebook(initalicsorbold) Theeditionotherthanthefirst(ifapplicable) Theplaceofpublication Thepublisher'sname Yearofpublication Thepagenumbersofthechapter ReferencingeBooks Whenreferencingelectronicsources,studentsshouldincludetheURLofthewebpagetoallowotherstotracethesiteeasily. Itisalsoimportanttospecifythatthereferenceisanonlinesourceandtoidentifythedateonwhichyouaccessedthesite. IftheeBookalsohasaprintequivalent,youcansimplyfollowtheguidelinesforreferencingtheprintbook. IftheeBookisonlyavailableonline,followtheguidelinesbelow: Referencestoelectronicbooksshouldinclude: Theauthor(s),oreditor(s)-bysurnameandinitial(s) Theyearofpublication Thebooktitle(initalics) Theeditionotherthanthefirst(ifapplicable) [online] Theplaceofpublication Thepublisher TheURL ThedateyouviewedtheeBook  Furtherhelpwithreferencingbooks   Furtherreading Readingandinterpretingsourcesanddata Typesofinformationresource Finding books  Strategiesforwriting Notetakingfromreading Writing Avoidingplagiarism   Peoplewhocanhelp Talktosomeoneinyourschooloraspecialistsupportservice   StudyingEffectivelyKingsMeadowCampusLentonLaneNottingham,NG72NRtelephone:+44(0)1159515151fax:+44(0)1159513666Contactus LegalinformationCopyrightTermsandconditionsPrivacyPostingrulesAccessibilityFreedomofinformationCharitygatewayCookiepolicyGetsocialConnectwiththeUniversityofNottinghamthroughsocialmediaandourblogs.       Campusmaps|Morecontactinformation|Jobs