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Citation Styles

APA Style

This APA Style Guide is based on the citation rules outlined in the Publication Manual of the "American Psychological Association" [BF76.7 .P83 2010]. It includes examples. Source: UWSP University Library.
The APA Electronic References site answers commonly asked questions about citing online resources. Source: APA.

Citation Management Tools

If you use a citation management tool, be sure to review your results carefully. You are ultimately responsible for the accuracy of the citations in your paper. If in doubt, refer to the appropriate style manual for definitive information.

EasyBib
EasyBib is a free web-based tool for creating citations and bibliographies in MLA style. Users can input references to create citations and bibliographies. Other citation styles are supported for a fee.
EndNote
Software that allows you to organize and retrieve literature for research, teaching and publication. Possible uses include: create bibliographies in a variety of publication styles, cite sources while you write, and save PDFs.
KnightCite
A free citation generator that supports MLA, APA, and Chicago style formatting. Cites a wide variety of sources including, books, anthologies, multimedia, periodicals, communications, and online sources.
Zotero
Zotero is a free utility that works in the Firefox browser to collect, manage and cite sources.

Additional Citing Guides

Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications

This guide provides examples of the most common instances of government document citations based on the Chicago/Turabian standard bibliographic style. Source: Government Publications Department, Regional Depository Library, The University of Memphis.

EasyBib guides to MLA, APA, and Chicago Style

Citation guides for the latest editions of MLA and APA with examples.

Purdue OWL: Documenting Electronic Sources

This site contains additional links to citations in different disciplines, links to other resources about citing Internet resources, and overviews of different styles, especially APA and MLA. Source: Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Teachbytes: How to Cite Social Media: MLA & APA Formats

Contains a useful and easy to use guide that encompases a variety of different social media citations.