Use notes-bibliography style for history, arts and literature courses; insert a note in the text and an entry in a bibliography when using this style. Cite e-books in citations-reference style if for a social, natural or physical sciences course; insert a parenthetical citation in the text and add an entry in a references list when using this style.
Include footnotes at the bottom of pages if you're using notes-bibliography style. List the first and last name of the author or editor, followed by a comma. Write the title in italics. Include the name of the translator, compiler or editor with the last name first, a comma and then the first name. Write the edition of the e-book if applicable as a numeral followed by ed. Add the name of the series, such as the volume number.
Add the publisher information next with the place of publication, followed by a semicolon, publisher name, a comma and then the publication year in parenthesis. Write a comma followed by the URL of the web site that the e-book is published on, if applicable.
Include the access date in parenthesis. Write "accessed" and then put the month and date followed by a comma and the year using the same format that you would to write the date on a check or document, except in parenthesis. End the note with a period unless there is a page number. Put a comma after the access date, and write the page number. For more than one page, write the number and then a dash between the numbers of consecutive pages or a comma between nonconsecutive pages. End the note with a period.
Add each e-book in the bibliography with the author's last name first, then a comma and the author's first name. Put a comma after the author's name, then put the title next in italics. Include the publication city, a semicolon, the publisher's name, a comma and the publication year. Include the URL and then the access date in parenthesis.
Include an in-text parenthetical citation if using citations-reference style. Write the last name of the author and the publication year. If there are multiple authors, write each of their last names and the year. Put the names and year in parenthesis at the end of the section your are citing.
Put all the references in a reference list at the end of the paper. Include the last name of the lead author followed by a comma and the first name. Include a middle initial if applicable. Add any additional authors or editors. Write the publication year and then a period. Include the title next, then a period. Include the publication city, a semicolon and then a period. Put the URL next and then the accessed date in parenthesis.