Guides for Documenting Sources

IMPORTANT NOTES:

Citation generators are error-prone, so be sure to proofread! Double-check spelling, capitalization, and punctuation to be sure the official style (MLA, APA, etc.) required for your assignment is followed.
Style manuals can be confusing (i.e. what does it mean to be "paginated by volume"?). For assistance, consult your instructor, the Writing Center, or a reference librarian.

Citation Management Tools

EndNote Web - save your sources (web pages, scholarly articles, books), choose a citation style, select sources from your account, and create a works cited or references page in APA, MLA, Chicago or another citation style.
- To create an account:
  - Access Web of Science (one of Thomas Library's subscription databases).
  - Click on Tools and then on EndNote at the top right corner of the database to register for a free account.
  - Access www.myendnoteweb.com to log-in to an existing account anytime.
Zotero - a free, powerful extension for your Firefox web browser that enables you to save and organize your sources. You can select a subset of your sources and format them as a works cited or references list.

KnightCite - generate citations one-at-a-time in APA, MLA, or Chicago style to copy and paste into your works cited or references list.
Although many other citation creators exist, Wittenberg's own Writing Center recommends KnightCite, which is maintained by the Hekman Library at Calvin College.

Wittenberg Writing Center's Guide to Citation Styles The Reference Desk isn't the only place you can go for help citing your sources -- the Writing Center offers citation assistance in Thomas Library, lower level.

Citing Sources From Duke University, this searchable site gives examples from the Chicago Manual of style, the MLA Handbook, Turabian, and the American Psychological Association (APA) Manual.