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Plagiarism: Citation Help

What it is and how to avoid it

Citation Styles

Watch how to create APA title pages and full citations for books, websites, articles and more

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Citation generators

Citation generators can be helpful to create entries for your reference list (also called works cited list or bibliography).

However, no matter which citation generator you use, none of them is perfect, and it is up to you to review your results for accuracy. Refer to the appropriate style manual to determine if your citations are correct.

Free Citation Generators

  • ZoteroBib 
    ZoteroBib helps you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software..
  • BibMe
    Supports APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian citation styles. It allows searching for your item and will autofill the information if it finds it. You will need to register to use the service.
  • KnightCite
    Supports APA, MLA, and Chicago style citations. You will need to input the information manually to generate the citation. You may register to access addtional features, such as saving citations for later use and exporting citations to a Word document.
  • NoodleTools Express
    Supports APA, MLA, and Chicago/Turabian styles. You will need to input the information manually to generate the citation. Citations cannot be saved.
  • Citation Machine
    Supports APA, MLA, Turabian or Chicago style citations. You will need to input the information manually to generate the citation.

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