THE ALMY LIBRARY
GUIDE TO CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE CITATIONS
models for citing an ebook
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Footnote
1 Firstname Lastname, Title of Book (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication), page number, Name of Database,
access date, URL.
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Bibliography
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Name of Database. Accessed Date.
URL.
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Note
There are two ways to access an ebook. One is through an ebook reader (such as a Kindle) or via a library catalog. The second way to access an ebook is through a database. Please use the example below to learn how to make a citation for an ebook accessed through an ebook reader or via a library catalog. If you are citing an ebook from an ebook reader (such as a Kindle), please go to the "Ebooks" under the "Ebooks" tab.
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examples for an ebook accessed through a database
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Footnote
1 Jeremy D. Popkin, A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution (Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2011), 47, ProQuest Ebook Central, accessed on January 13, 2021, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bbnslibrary/detail.action?docID=822651.
2 Popkin, Haitian Revolution, 47.
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Bibliography
Popkin, Jeremy D. A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central. Accessed January 13, 2021. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bbnslibrary/detail.action?docID=822651.
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