Citing Sources: Tools and Generators
How to appropriately cite your sources
GVSU-Supported Tools
These tools will require you to create an account in order to use their services.
- ZoteroBibfree service to help people quickly create bibliographies
- Endnote BasicAccess online, includes Cite While You Write. 50,000 reference storage; 3300+ bibliographic styles; 2GB of file storage
- Mendeleyresearch paper/bibliography manager; free download
- ZoteroRegister to create a login & password for web access; download to your personal device (& sync items).
Additional Tools
- bibmelets you search by ISBN, title, or author; format citations for books, journals, newspapers, websites. Has an autofill function, will format your bibliography for MLA, APA, Chicago or Turabian, then export it all to Microsoft Word for easy insertion into a research paper.
- CitefastAPA, MLA, Chicago
- Citing Data - Data Reference GuideLists sources for & information about citing data
- EasyBibAPA, Chicago, MLA styles only.
- Landmark Citation MachineIncludes MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago styles.
Tutorials
- Anatomy of a Citation: APA3 short videos about creating APA citations for journal articles, books, & book chapters. Test your knowledge by identifying all the parts of the citation & putting them in the correct order.
Total time, including videos—about 10 minutes. - Anatomy of a Citation: MLAincludes 3 short videos about creating MLA citations for journal articles, books, & book chapters. Test your knowledge by identifying all the parts of the citation & putting them in the correct order.
Total time, including videos—about 13 minutes.
Comparing reference or citation management software
Subjects: Other Guides
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- Last Updated: Jun 10, 2024 1:50 PM
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