Q. How do I create an APA reference for an eBook (electronic book) from Gale, Credo, eBooks, Safari...??

Note: If you are creating a reference and citation for an eTextbook, please see our ANSWER on that, because eTextbooks are a little different than "regular" eBooks.

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Reference Pattern:

Author. (Date). Title. Retrieval information.

Sample Reference (see more below):

Louv, R. (2008). Last child in the woods. Retrieved 
      from http://www.workman.com/

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Sample in-text citations that match the above reference:

According to Louv (2008), children should have the opportunity to go outside on a frequent...

Children learn more in the outdoors than commonly assumed (Louv, 2008).

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Creating Your Own References:

1. Login to your NoodleTools account.
2. Create a project or use a pre-existing project 
3. Click on the Sources tab.
4. Click on the +Create New Citation button.
5. Select the tab for Database.
6. Click on Book from the menu.
7. 
8. Fill in the information about the book requested.
   • Note: if you have an ebook from a database, you will need to provide retrieval information
9. Click on Submit.

 

Example References from the Library's eBook DATABASES:

• Credo eReference

             Dictionary of computing (5th ed.). (2004). Retrieved from http://www.acblack.com

Pass, C., Lowes, B., Chadwick, L., Pendleton, A., Afferson, M.,

O'Reilly, D. (2006). Collins dictionary of business. Retrieved from

http://www.collinslanguage.com/

• eBooks via EBSCO

Garrett, D. Bradbary, D. (2005). Herding chickens: Innovative techniques

for project management. Retrieved from http://www.wiley.com/

Long, K. (1999). Frogs: A wildlife handbook. Retrieved

from http://www.johnsonbooks.com/

• Gale eReference

Scholarships, fellowships and loans (23rd ed.). (2007). Retrieved from

http://www.gale.cengage.com/

•  Safari

Barker, C. (2011). Photoshop down & dirty tricks for designers.

Retrieved from http://www.peachpit.com/ 
 

• Cloud Library

​Martel, Y. (2004). Life of Pi [PDF eBook]. 

Note: Cloud Library books are actually read from the Cloud Library app. Use our instructions on references for materials inside apps.

Why did we use the [version] in the Cloud Library books?

If you need to cite an eBook that you downloaded to your computer or to a device like a Kindle, iPhone, Andorid phone, Nook, eReader or MP3 player, the method in which you read it the book is incorporated into the citation at the place reserved for the publication.