Citation Tools
Generate a Citation
- ProQuest Research Companion Citation BuilderA tool available through SCU Library's subscriptions. Login required.
- Video: How to Generate a Citation in a DatabaseMost databases to which the library subscribes provide a citation generator tool.
- EasyBib MLA Citation GeneratorUse this tool to build a citation in MLA format. Free on the web. May contain ads or require registration.
- EasyBib APA Citation GeneratorUse this tool to build a citation in APA format. Free on the web. May contain ads or require registration.
Citation Management Tools
- RefWorks This link opens in a new windowRefWorks is a web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases and other various sources. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds.
- EndNote for WebClick "register" to create a free account through SCU Library if you are a new user. EndNote for Web is a cloud-based citation management tool available through SCU Library's subscription to the Web of Science database. Login required.
Citation Style Guides
Some style guides are only available as books in the library, and others are available as interactive online databases. Below are three common citation styles.
- MLA Handbook This link opens in a new windowThe new 9th edition of the MLA Handbook, the official, authoritative source on the MLA citation format. Now available online, fully searchable and interactive, enhanced with over 500 sample citations.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010 c.3ISBN: 9781433805615Publication Date: 2009"The Manual" is the bible of APA citation style.
- Chicago Manual of Style Online This link opens in a new windowThe complete, fully-searchable text of the 17th (2017) edition of The Chicago Manual of Style, one of the major citation guides used in academic writing. It also provides guidance on correct grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, and other aspects of good writing.