Berntsen Library: Citing Sources Guide: Online Citation Help

Online Citation Managers

Use the following free, web-based citation managers to help you manage and properly cite the sources you use in your writing projects.

Zotero
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
Easybib
Easybib is a free automatic bibliography and citation maker for MLA. It creates a "Works Cited" reference instantly!

APA Style
Resources to help you understand and apply APA Style correctly from the official website of APA Style.
OWL - APA guide
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APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6th edition of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.
Academic Writer Tutorial: Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style
APA’s official tutorial on the basics of the current Publication Manual edition.

The Purdue OWL's guide to Chicago Style
A user-friendly guide to Chicago Style with examples of how to write citations, footnotes and more. Also includes sample papers to help you format your work.
Official Chicago Style Homepage
A quick guide with citation examples offered by the Chicago Style manual homepage.
Turabian "Quick Guide"
Bibliographic examples in Turabian style

MLA Citation Style
Provides answers to frequently asked questions about MLA citation style but does not replace the full style guide.
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Helpful resources for writing, citing sources, and avoiding plagiarism.