Need to Create a Quick Bibliography?
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ZoteroBib"ZoteroBib helps you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software."
Note: ZoteroBib doesn't store your citations. It simply allows you to create a citations, as needed.
Caution: No quick bibliography creator is fail-proof! To proofread your citations, and for tricky citation questions, see the resources below.
Citation Style
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The Chicago Manual of Style by
Call Number: Shelved behind the Olin Library Reference DeskThe 17th Edition is available in book form and, from the library, online.
For answers to some of the basic questions about Chicago Style, see Citation Style Quickguide -
MLA Handbook by Publication Date: 2016-04-01The eighth edition of the MLA Handbook guides writers through the principles behind evaluating sources for their research. It then shows them how to cite sources in their writing and create useful entries for the works-cited list. More than just a new edition, this is a new MLA style.
The MLA Style Center, online, also provides some guidance in the Works Cited: Quick Guide and in a list of FAQs in Ask the MLA.
Finally, the Purdue OWL:MLA site offers an excellent online guide for MLA Citation Style. If you don't find your answer there, you may need to check the print copy, shelved behind the Reference Desk in Olin Library -
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Publication Date: 2009-07-15"The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences." [publisher]
The Purdue OWL: APA site offers an excellent online guide for APA Citation Style. If you don't find your answer there, you may need to check the print copy, shelved behind the Reference Desk in Olin Library
See also: APA Blog .
How to cite online archival sources
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Digital Archives MaterialsHow to use and cite digital archives materials, brought to you by Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).