JCC Electronic Books and Citation Information
Melvil Dewey Library offers the content of several thousand electronic books (e-books) to our patrons. All of our electronic books can be accessed via CannonCat by choosing Electronic Books before entering search terms, or by directly accessing the various collections via links on our Web site. We purchase or facilitate access to these e-books from several sources, including the following:
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NetLibrary: Providing digital versions of thousands of books, our NetLibrary collection provides e-books on many diverse topics. This collection may also be accessed by a link on the “Find Books” page.
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SUNY Press E Book Collection: This collection consists of over 600 titles published by SUNY Press and made available by the State University of New York
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Humanities E-Books: The Humanities Ebook Project provides access to high-quality electronic books covering historical subjects. This collection can also be accessed via a link in the “History” area of the “Articles - JCC Databases” page, as well as a link on the “Find Books” page.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library: The Gale Virtual Reference Library provides a collection of reference e-books – subject and general encyclopedias, almanacs and dictionaries. This collection can also be accessed via a link in the “Reference and Biography” area of the “Articles - JCC Databases” page, as well as a link on the “Find Books” page.
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Credo Reference: Credo Reference is an e-book reference library consisting of reference books from many leading publishers and it includes general and subject-specific dictionaries and other reference works. Credo Reference can also be accessed via a link in the “Reference and Biography” area of the “Articles - JCC Databases” page, as well as by a link on the “Find Books” page
Citing Electronic Books
APA Format: To cite an electronic book using APA style, construct a citation for the print version of the book and then add a retrieval statement (illustrated in bold font in the example below – do not use bold when you write your APA citations).
Shahan, Sherry. (1997). Dashing through the snow: The story of the Jr. Iditarod. Brookfield, Conn.: Milbrook Press. Retrieved October 23, 2006, from the NetLibrary database.
MLA Format: To cite electronic books that our library offers (as outlined on the previous page of this handout) in MLA format, construct a citation for the print version of the book, and then add information relating to the source of the electronic version, the company that produced the database or collection, the library that provided access to it, the library’s address, the date you accessed it, and the url of the database or collection (or the url of the specific book if appropriate/available). Use the examples below as a guide. NOTE: To cite an electronic book accessed via the open Internet, use the guidelines found in Section 5.9.3 of the MLA Handbook, 6th Ed.
NetLibrary:
Shahan, Sherry. Dashing through the Snow: The Story of the Jr. Iditarod. Brookfield, CT.: Milbrook, 1997. NetLibrary. OCLC Online Computer Lib. Center. Jefferson Community Coll. Lib., Watertown, NY. 10 Oct. 2006 <http://www.netlibrary.com>
SUNY Press E Book Collection: (Note: Use the specific url of the e-book being cited.)
Sherraden, Margaret S., Cynthia K. Sanders, and Michael Sherraden. Kitchen Capitalism. Albany: U of New York P, 2004. SUNY Press E Book Collection. State University of New York. Jefferson Community Coll. Lib., Watertown, NY. 14 Oct. 2006 <http://hdl.handle.net/1951/523>.
Humanities E-Book Project: (Use the specific url for the e-book being cited.)
Thomson, Alistair. Anzac Memories: Living with the Legend. Melbourne: Oxford UP, 1994. Humanities E-Book Project. American Council of Learned Societies. Jefferson Community Coll. Lib., Watertown, NY. 15 Oct. 2006 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.03457>.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: (Citation of a specific entry from an e-book)
“Wireless Systems Integrator.” Business Plans Handbook. Ed. Jacqueline K. Mueckenheim. Vol. 9. Detroit: Gale, 2002. 423-450. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. Jefferson Community Coll. Lib., Watertown, NY. 14 Oct. 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com>.
Credo Reference: (Citation of a specific entry from an e-book)
“Juarez, Benito (Pablo) 1806 – 1872.” Chambers Biographical Dictionary. London: Chambers, 2003. CredoReference. Credo Reference. Jefferson Community Coll. Lib., Watertown, NY. 10 Oct. 2006 <http://www.xreferplus.com>.