I looked up a book on HTML in our database of IT e-books called Books 24x7. I have all of the same information as I would for a print source (author, title, publisher, year), and I'll include that in my citation. In this case, I know the publisher name but I don't know where they are located, so I have added "N.p." before the publisher. Here's how the citation will start:


If I had looked at a print copy of this book, my citation would be nearly complete. But I looked at the e-book version, so I need to add some additional information. I need to include the name of the database/website where I looked at the e-book, their sponsor, the date they uploaded the information in an electronic form, and the day I viewed the e-book. This can get very complicated!

I found this e-book through Books 24x7, which is sponsored by Skillsoft. I'll add that to my citation:


To complete the citation, add the update date (if available), the format (Web), and the date you looked at the e-book. I couldn't find an update date, so I typed "n.d." Here's the full citation:

Citing an article in an e-book

This uses a similar thought process: first you cite the information as it were in a print source, and then add information about how you accessed the e-book. Here's an example for an article on "amnesty" in an e-book encyclopedia. Here's the first part:


Then add the information about how you accessed this e-book. Here is the final citation: