8.6 – Source Type: Book & eBook Cues
Learning Objective
After completing the activities in this chapter, you’ll be able
- identify an eBook or book, based on the source cues.
Books and eBooks may be found through your college library’s search feature and through web searches. Some books are available in multiple formats (online and in print) and some may be exclusively printed or online. The citation format for a book depends on it’s format and where you found it.
Examine the source and click on the 
symbol to learn about each cue that helps to identify a Book or eBook.
Explore: Book & eBook cues
Explore: Book & eBook Cues
Title of book: Made With Creative Commons
Authors: Paul Stacey & Sarah Hinchliff Pearson
Edition: This book is a first edition, so it doesn’t have an edition number.
Publisher: Ctrl-Alt-Delete
Activity source: “Explore: Book & eBook Cues” is is adapted from “Source Type: Book & eBook Cues” In APA Style Citation Tutorial by Sarah Adams and Debbie Feisst, University of Alberta Library, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International License. / Adapted to use a CC licensed book.
Explore: Book & eBook Table of Contents/Index
Explore: Book & eBook Table of Contents/Index (Text version)
The table of contents serves as an index for this book. The book is organized into two parts (Part 1: The Big Picture and Part 2: The Case Studies), and each individual section is identified with a starting page number. The beginning of the book has a foreward and introduction, while the end of the book has a bibliography and acknowledgements section.
Activity source: “Explore: Book & eBook Tables of Contents/Index” is is adapted from “Source Type: Book & eBook Cues” In APA Style Citation Tutorial by Sarah Adams and Debbie Feisst, University of Alberta Library, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International License. / Adapted to use a CC licensed book.
Book & eBook Cues
Authors & Editors
Books and eBooks can have authors, editors, or both. There may be one individual responsible for a work or multiple individuals. Authors and editors names are prominently displayed on the front cover of books, or the first page of an eBook document. Their names are often repeated throughout the book in the header or footer of the print book/or eBook file.
Edition Statement
If a work has an edition, it is likely a book. Edition statements are usually found on the cover or title page. If the book is a first edition, there is usually no edition statement.
Publisher
Books have a publisher responsible for their creation and distribution. Publisher information may be found on the cover, title page, or copyright page.
Table of Contents
Books have a publisher responsible for their creation and distribution. Publisher information may be found on the cover, title page, or copyright page.
Index & Appendices
Books have an index to help find the topic you’re interested in. Appendices may also be included where supplementary material helps support the content.
Attribution & References
- This chapter is adapted from “Source Type: Book & eBook Cues” In APA Style Citation Tutorial by Sarah Adams and Debbie Feisst, University of Alberta Library, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International License. / Adapted to feature a CC licensed book.
