Manage Sources
Zotero is a free, open source, web-based tool for managing citations, organizing pdfs, and creating bibliographies.
Zotero bib is Zotero's free online citation creation tool.
What is Access Anywhere?
Access Anywhere allows you to access electronic resources when you’re not on campus. After installing Access Anywhere, it will show up as a bookmark in your web browser. To use it, just go to any website you’re trying to access, click the Access Anywhere bookmarklet and it will “show” the website that you’re affiliated with Cornell.
To install: In your web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Edge, or Safari), make sure the bookmark toolbar is visible and then drag the above Access Anywhere icon to it.
Visit the Access Anywhere library guide for more installation information.
Citation Style
- Chicago: Purdue Online Writing LabProvides an overview and basic examples by format primarily focusing on the notes-bibliography system.
- MLA: Purdue Online Writing LabUseful information regarding MLA citation style, includes examples.
- The MLA Style CenterSee Works Cited: A Quick Guide for detailed examples. Not a style guide. Introduces the concepts of Core Elements and Containers and uses a conceptual approach to citation that should help when citing sources not covered by examples in the latest edition of the MLA Handbook.
From the Style Center:
How Do I Cite Generative AI in MLA Style?
Citing Legal Materials Using MLA Style. - APA: Purdue Online Writing LabProvides detailed descriptions and examples of citation style by format, figures/tables, footnotes and endnotes, and sample papers.
- APA Style BlogThe APA blog is authored by a group of style experts to explain the answers to frequently asked questions or to delve into citation minutia.
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