Citation Guides

Online Citation Formatters

These sites feature programs that will allow you to electronically cite your sources and create a bibliography that can be downloaded directly into your paper.

• SourceAid

  Create and store bibliographies in MLA, APA, CMS & CSE styles. You can also save your work for later editing or addition.

• Citation Machine

  Can generate works cited entries in MLA and APA formats which are able to be copied and pasted into a word document. It will not do in-text citations or footnotes.

• RefWorks

  RefWorks allows you to build a personal bibliographic database. Choose from dozens of style and format options. Stop by the Reference Desk to learn more and get started with a personal account!

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Citation Manuals

In addition to the online citation manuals below, Musselman Library keeps paper guides behind the Reference Desk for your use.

• General Citation Guide

  Duke University Library website

• APA

  Official APA (American Psychological Association) website
  Purdue University site on APA-style citations

• MLA (Modern Language Association)

  Purdue University site on MLA-style citations

• Turabian (Adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style)

  Bridgewater State College Turabian Guide

• Harvard Style

  How to Acknowledge What You've Read--Harvard Style

• Sociology and Anthropology

  Gettysburg Department of Sociology and Anthropology Style Sheet

• Political Science

  American Political Science Association documentation



• Legal Citations

  Cornell Law Legal Citation Guide

• Government Documents

  Uncle Sam: Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications