Citing Sources: Citation Tools

Citation Machine™ automatically generates citations in MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, and thousands more! This helps students and professional researchers to properly credit the information that they use.

Generate citations in MLA, APA & Chicago formats for your bibliography.

Use Cite While You Write to create and format your bibliographies and CVs.

KnightCite is an online citation generator (MLA, APA, Chicago) provided by the Hekman Library of Calvin College. This service simplifies the often tedious task of compiling an accurate bibliography in the appropriate style by formatting the given data on a source into a reliable citation, eliminating the need to memorize minute details of style for multiple kinds of sources. The service is provided free of charge by the college, and is available to members both within and outside of the Calvin community.

Turn even the largest set of documents into a fully searchable, easy-to-manage library. Read and annotate content via desktop client, browser or mobile app. Citation and bibliography creation is easy with thousands of styles to choose from.

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.