Books - Introduction
If you wish to reference an electronic/online copy of a book that is identical in content, layout, publication details and pagination as the printed copy, then you may simply reference it in exactly the same way as you would reference a printed copy - there is no need to make any distinction.
A reference for a book generally require the following pieces of information:
- Number: as it appears in the text.
- Author/Editor: Surname with a capital letter.
- Initials: In capitals with no full stops.
- Title: Full title with only the first word and proper nouns should be capitalised. Follow with a full stop (unless there is a subtitle).
- Sub-title: Follows a colon at the end of the full title. Only proper nouns should be capitalized. Followed by a full stop.
- Edition: Only include if it is not a first edition. Use the relevant number followed by “ed.” eg. 4th ed.
- Place of publication: Give town or city, and country if there is possible confusion with the UK. Follow with a colon.
- Year: Year of publication.
