In general you should be able to find all the information you need to cite a book on the back (verso) side of the title page.
Author(s). Title of book. Edition if not first. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication.
Book with author(s):
Gibson R, Singh JP. The battle over health care: what Obama's reform means for America's future. Lanham (MD): Rowman & Littlefield; 2012.
Johnson S. The ghost map: the story of London's most terrifying epidemic - and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world. New York: Riverhead Books; 2006.
Book with editor(s):
Legato MJ, editor. Principles of gender-specific medicine. 2nd ed. London: Elsevier; 2010.
DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey LM, editors. Pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach. 8th ed. Columbus (OH): McGraw-Hill; 2012.
Book with no authors or editors credited:
Physicians’ desk reference. 66th ed. Oradell (NJ): Medical Economics Co.; 2012.
Cite using a book chapter if the chapter's author is different than the book's author or editor.
Author(s). Title of book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; date of publication. Name and number of part, Title of part; pages of book chapter.
Kaufman DM. Principles of gender-specific medicine. 2nd ed. London: Elsevier; 2010. Chapter 3, Gender differences in neurological conditions of children; p.62-6.
Ljubimova JY, Black KL, Ljubimov AV, et al. Multifunctional pharmaceutical nanocarriers. New York: Springer; 2008. Chapter 31, Biodegradable multitargeting nanoconjugates for drug delivery; p.233-62.
Unlike journal articles, eBooks sometimes include different content than their print counterparts. So, we cite eBooks differently than print books.
If you're citing the whole book:
Author(s)/editor(s) of book. Title of book [Internet]. Edition; City of publication (state/country of publication): Publisher; year of publication [cited date]. Available from: URL. Subscription required to view, if applicable.
Example:
Bradley-Baker LR. Getting started as a pharmacy manager [Internet]. Washington (DC): American Pharmacists Association; 2012 [cited 2012 Aug 15]. Available from: www.pharmacylibrary.com. Subscription required to view.
If you're citing a chapter or section:
Author(s). Title of book [Internet]. Edition. City of publication: Publisher; year of publication. Name and Number of part, Title of part; [cited date]; pagination or location of part. Available from: URL. Subscription required to view, if applicable.
Examples:
Chiquette E, Posey LM. Pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach [Internet]. 8th ed. New York (NY): The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; 2011. Chapter 12, Evidence-based medicine; [cited 2012 Aug 15]; p. 156-69. Available from: www.accesspharmacy.com. Subscription required to view.
Gupta PK. Remington: the science and practice of pharmacy [Internet]. 22nd ed. London (GB): Pharmaceutical Press; 2013. Chapter 4, Inorganic pharmaceutical chemistry: elements of group 0; [cited 2012 Aug 15]. p. 75-99. Available from: www.medicinescomplete.com. Subscription required to view.
Figures, tables and images in books can be cited as a "part" of the book. Begin by citing the book or book chapter as normal, and then append the information on the figure, table or image (in red):
Lashley FR. Clinical genetics in nursing practice. 3rd ed. New York: Springer Publishing Company; c2005. Figure 2.5, Meiosis with two autosomal chromosome pairs; p. 27-8.
