LibGuides: Citation Help: Citation and Reference Tools

Citation Generators

With a citation generator, you can enter a little information about your source and it will produce a citation for you in the citation style you choose. Citation generators can be found on word processing software, library databases, and other apps or tools (like the ones you'll see below).

NOTE: always be sure to check the citations against the official style guide afterwards. Citation generators may not be up to date with the newest versions of a citation style or they may be missing information.

NoodleTools This link opens in a new window
NoodleTools provides helpful tools for managing and organizing research projects. Create and save MLA 9th ed., APA 7th ed., or Chicago 17th ed. citation lists or annotated bibliographies, and export them to Word or Google docs. Create a personal account to create, save, and edit citation lists, outlines and notes for your research projects.
You may be prompted to login with your WebAdvisor user ID and eight digit birth date
NoodleTools Express This link opens in a new window
Just need one or two quick citations? use NoodleTools Express to format, copy, and paste single citations. Note: citations are not saved and cannot be exported to a word processor; use the full version to access all features.
Free utility does not require login

EasyBib
EasyBib is an intuitive information literacy platform that provides citation, note taking, and research tools that are easy-to-use and educational. EasyBib is not only accurate, fast, and comprehensive, but helps educators teach and students learn how to become effective and organized researchers.
We cite according to the 8th and 7th ed. of MLA, 7th ed. of APA, and 16th and 17th ed. of Chicago (9th ed. Turabian).
Purdue Owl
These OWL resources will help you use the research you have conducted in your documents. This area includes material on quoting and paraphrasing your research sources, as well as material on how to avoid plagiarism.

Reference Managers

Zotero
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you
collect, organize, cite, and share research.

Zotero is the only software that automatically senses research on the web. Need an article from JSTOR or a preprint from arXiv.org? A news story from the New York Times or a book from a library? Zotero has you covered, everywhere.

Zotero instantly creates references and bibliographies for any text editor, and directly inside Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs. With support for over 9,000 citation styles, you can format your work to match any style guide or publication.
Mendeley
This free citation manager is especially good if you use Microsoft Word for word processing. Two of its strengths are automatic citation extraction from PDFs and the ability to sync your Mendeley citation library over multiple computers.