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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
Tutorials, FAQs and resources to assist in using 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.
The Basics of APA Style
A tutorial from APA about the basics of the newest edition of the Publication manual.

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
Offers some FAQs about MLA citation style; though not the complete style guide.
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Helpful guides on writing, citation, avoiding plagiarism, and more.