Citing Sources

These tools can assist with formatting citations

EasyBib This link opens in a new window
NOTE: Provides free generation of Works Cited lists in MLA format. There is a charge for other citation formats.
North Carolina State University Citation Builder This link opens in a new window
The Citation Builder is based on the following citation manuals:

American Psychological Association 6th edition
Modern Language Association 7th edition
Modern Language Association 8th edition
Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (author-date)
Council of Science Editors, Name-Year (author-date)
Zotero This link opens in a new window
This is an excellent, free service that allows users to store citations from databases and websites, and create bibliographies in a variety of citation styles. The service can either be downloaded to a personal device or accessed through an online account.

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Turabian Quick Guide This link opens in a new window
A quick guide from the publisher of "A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations".
Chicago Quick Guide This link opens in a new window
A quick guide from the publishers of "The Chicago Manual of Style".
Purdue Online Writing Lab: Chicago Manual of Style This link opens in a new window
Contains information on The Chicago Manual of Style method of document formatting and citation. These resources follow the seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style, which was issued in 2017.

Purdue Online Writing Lab: MLA Style This link opens in a new window
This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (8th ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.