To cite and reference information from an E-book you will need to collect the following details:

Author’s or editor's surname (or names)

Year of publication (in round brackets)

Title of the book (in italics)

Name of e-book collection (in italics)

Available at: URL

(Accessed: date (in round brackets)

(Note: This information is often easily found on the electronic library catalogue, details can be checked by using the ISBN number of the book or by looking at the details in the first few pages within the book and on the cover).

How do you cite and reference an e-book?

Example: In-text citation: Blanch (2003, P.25)

Reference for the above citation would read:

Blanch, S. (2003) Food hygiene. E-brary. Available at: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/westking/docDetail.action?docID=10295028&p00=food (Accessed: 11/12/2013)

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In-text citation:

"It is vital that you are aware of the hazards you and other care workers face and the policies and procedures developed to keep everyone as safe as possible". Stretch and Witehouse (2007, p.110)

Reference for the above citation would read:

Moonie, N. (2007) BTEC national health and social care: book 1. E-brary. Available at: site.ebrary.com/lib/westking/docDetail.action?docID=10299110. (Accessed: 02/12/2013).

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In-text citation:

“The strongest form of motivation comes when an individual desires to achieve results for their own benefit or to help others” (Dransfield, Needham and Hough, 2006, p. 49).

Reference for the above citation would read:

Dransfield, R., Needham, D. and Hough, K. (2006) A2 GCE in applied business. E-brary. Available at: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/westking/docDetail.action?docID=10313234 (Accessed: 24/11/2011).