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Citation Management Tools
- ZoteroFREE plug-in for Firefox that allows you to store and organize citations as you find them. Also allows you to "drag and drop" citations to create your bibliography. Create groups, add a wide variety of items, store a snapshot of a website. Offers 20+ styles.
- Zotero video tutorials
- NEW Zotero standalone versionZotero 3.0 marks a major departure from previous versions, most notably with the new ability to run outside the Firefox browser. Available for Mac, Windows, and Linux, this standalone version of Zotero contains all the great functionality of the old Firefox-based Zotero but now enables users to integrate Zotero into browsers other than Firefox like Google Chrome and Apple Safari.
- ConnoteaFREE, web-based application allows you to store and organize citations from any computer. Does not create bibliographies, but can export to desktop citation managers.
- Connotea video tutorials
- EndNote WebSSU students, faculty, and staff have access to EndNote Web! Collect and organize your references with EndNote Web and use the Cite-While-You-Write for Microsoft Word plug-in to have your citations formatted in APA, MLA, or any other styles.
- MendeleyFree reference manager. Automatically generate bibliographies; import and annotate PDFs; collaborate easily, find relevant papers based on what you’re reading, access your papers from anywhere online; iPhone app
Citation Styles
Which style should I use?
Typically, the discipline in which you are working (history, sociology, English, biology, etc.) will determine which citation style to use in your papers. However, when writing a paper for class, make sure to check which style your instructor prefers. The following represent the most frequently used citation styles in the academic world (the accompanying links have been selected for their accuracy and ease of use):
AP For the journalism discipline
Purdue's OWL (Online Writing Lab)
APA For disciplines in the social sciences
Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online
Purdue's OWL (Online Writing Lab)
Bluebook For citing legal documents
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (online ed. 2010) by Peter W. Martin (Cornell Law School)
Boston University's School of Law Bluebook Checklist
Chicago For the history and art history disciplines
The Chicago Manual of Style Online
Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online
*Turabian Using Chicago style as its basis, Turabian was designed especially for students.
University of Chicago's Citation Guide
Ohio State's Citation Guide
CSE (Formerly CBE) For disciplines in the sciences
Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online
MLA For disciplines in the humanities
Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online
Purdue's OWL (Online Writing Lab)
See also Duke University's list of citation styles by academic discipline.
Note: the above content was compiled by The University Center for Writing-based Learning at DePaul University and re-used with their full permission.
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Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
- Research Guide by Boise StateThis guide by Boise State University, Albertsons Library, shows examples of citing Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter in MLA or APA style.
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