As you’re finishing up those papers in time to jet on out of here for your big Spring Break trip, here are some free online citation generators that may help you out with those last-minute bibliography details. (Mind you, many of our databases already have these features in them.)
A word of caution: not everything fits nicely into these generators, so the definitive guide for any citation style is the print guide for each available in the library.
Another word of caution: they don’t always get it right, so remember that you are ultimately responsible for the citations that you put in your paper!
KnightCite
Provided by the library of Calvin College
MLA, APA, Chicago
Register (free) to save bibliographies
Zotero
Provided by George Mason University
Free Firefox plug-in
Captures citation information as you find it on the Web
MLA, APA, Chicago, CSE, and many, many others
SourceAid
MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE
Previews what the reference will look like
Download or email bibliography
Citation Machine
MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago
Creates references for bibliographies and in-text citations
Microsoft Office 2007 Word
Click on References tab – “Citations & Bibliography” in the middle at the top
MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago
Bibliographies and in-text citations
For more help with citation styles, see this handy page from the library homepage.
