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General & Common Citation Generator Applications
- BibMeDownload your bibliography in either the MLA, APA, Chicago or Turabian formats. Resource types include books, periodicals, media & online. BibMe includes basic citation guides & examples. Create an account in order to keep lists of resources organized by groups you create and export bibliographies to a word processor (.rtf files only).
- EasyBibGenerate citations in MLA, APA & Chicago formats for your bibliography. Resource types include books, periodicals, media and online.
- KnightCiteManual entry only. Styles include MLA, APA & Chicago. Resources types include books, periodicals, media, and online.
- ZoteroEasy to use. Includes the best parts of older reference manager software, such as the ability to store author, title, and publication fields and to export that information as formatted references, and the best aspects of modern software and web applications, such as the ability to organize, tag, and search in advanced ways.
Specific Subject-Oriented Guides and Manuals
The following tools will help you with most of the required styles for your assignments. Many of the Research Guides on specific topics will provide links and guidelines for citing your research sources in those disciplines.
Specific Styles
- ACS Style Guide (paper copy)American Chemical Society
- AMA Manual of StyleAmerican Medical Association
Among recent enhancements is the ability to annotate and save sections you find most useful.
A video tour of the site is also available. - American Society of Civil EngineersASCE refers users to the Chicago Manual of Style.
- APA Formatting and Style GuideOverview of APA style from OWL, Purdue University's Online Writing Lab.
- Chicago Manual of StyleThe Chicago Manual of Style Online is completely searchable and easy to use, providing quick answers to your style and editing questions. The Q&A content is fully searchable along with the content of The Chicago Manual of Style. The Chicago Manual of Style Online also provides convenient Tools, such as sample forms, letters, and style sheets.
- Chicago Manual of Style (OWL)Overview of Chicago style from OWL, Purdue University's Online Writing Lab.
- International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals
- MLA Formatting and Style GuideOWL, Purdue University's Online Writing Lab, has created an online overview to help writers cite sources using MLA style, including the list of works cited and in-text citations.
- Transactions Style GuideSociety for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME)
- Turabian Citation Style GuidePaper copies of Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations can be located via InfoKat Discovery.
Government Publications
- Citing Government Documentsfrom Columbia University Libraries
- U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual2016 edition. PDF
Guidelines for use IN government publications.