Research by Subject: How to Cite Your Sources: Citation Management Tools

Citation Management Tools

Citation Management Software

EndNote Online
EndNote is a citation management software that allows you to collect, organize, store, share and format references that you discover and collect during your research.
Our EndNote Research Guide has information about both the online and desktop versions of EndNote.

Zotero
Zotero is a free tool to help you collect, organize, and share citations. Check out our Zotero Research Guide for more information
BibMe
APA5, MLA, Chicago, Turabian. Creates list. Can save with account. Easy to change style.
EasyBib
MLA, free, other styles must pay (unless you enter in MLA and then change style.) Over 50 formats. Can create list. Annoying ads.
NoodleTools Express
MLA, APA, Chicago. Single citation; list creation requires subscription.
Citation Builder
APA 6, MLA, Chicago (both versions), CSE. Presents all styles at once. No list creation.

Citation Generators

Many subject databases have citation generators built into their interface. Some subject-specific databases have discipline-specific citation generators. They often follow a similar process to generating a citation from the library catalog, OneSearch, as demonstrated below.

APSA Citation Generator
Cite This For Me citation generator for the APSA Style. Always check your generated citations against the style manual for complete accuracy.

Generating Citations in OneSearch

When you find a source that you want to cite:

Click on the Citation (") icon for that result
Select your citation style
Copy the citation that is generated by clicking on Copy the citation to clipboard button
Paste the citation to your document
Check the citation with your style guide and fix any errors. Pay particular attention to capitalization and punctuation.