LibGuides: New Evening, Weekend and Online (EWO) Students: Citing Your Sources

Academic Central (formerly APA Style Central)

Not familiar with APA? Need a quick refresher? Try Academic Central (formerly APA Style Central).

Academic Writer (formerly APA Style Central) This link opens in a new window
For best results use Chrome or Firefox. Designed to help you master APA writing style and develop your writing and professional research skills. Includes how-to videos, self-quizzes, tests, reference examples, and sample papers.

Websites with Citation Help

APA Style (American Psychological Association)
Includes: Basics of APA Style (tutorial), Quick Answers and easy access to APA Style blog. From the American Psychological Association, publisher of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, the official guide to APA formatting.
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Website maintained by the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University. Provides explanations and examples of APA, MLA, and Chicago citation guidelines as well as basic information about formatting your paper. Choose writing styles listed on left or select Search.
The Writing Center @The University of Wisconsin -Madison
Contains some information specific to UW students; however, there is a wealth of information on writing all types of papers, using correct grammar and punctuation, improving your writing style and citing your sources. Check out the Writer's Handbook for citation guidelines for APA, MLA, Chicago and more.

Plagiarism

Video: Carteret Community College. (4.33 minutes)

How to Recognize Plagiarism: Tutorials and Tests
From Indiana University Bloomington, School of Education, this site offers 5 levels of tutorials, short videos, and certification tests. Retrieved from https://plagiarism.iu.edu/
The Writer's handbook: Avoiding Plagiarism
From the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this site discusses plagiarism, paraphrasing and properly quoting your sources.

Citation Generators

Citation generators are online tools that create citations for you. They are not foolproof. Always check citations carefully and correct as needed. Many of the free versions will not save a list for you. Copy and paste generated citations into your own document to save.

NoodleTools
NoodleTools creates citations in APA, MLA and Chicago/Turabian styles. Click "Free Tools" at the bottom of the screen to access NoodleTools Express, the free version.
KnightCite
From the Hekman Library at Calvin College, this citation generator offers the choice of APA, MLA or Chicago style.

Zotero

Zotero
Do you struggle to keep track of your sources as your research progresses? Try Zotero, a free, online citation management tool that helps you save and organize all your sources in one spot.