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Citing Sources

Guidance on citing sources using MLA, APA, and more

Citation & Bibliography Generator

ZoteroBib
ZoteroBib is a free service that helps you quickly create a bibliography in any citation style. No account required.

Reference Management

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

Why use a reference management tool?

Collect citations as you research and save them in a personal account
Annotate citations and link them to full-text documents
Organize citations into folders

A reference management tool is most useful for advanced research, or when you are using more than 20 sources.

What Is Zotero?

"What Is Zotero?" from Milner Library, Illinois State University, October 2019, 1 minute.

Using Zotero

Quick Start Guide
Includes an overview of Zotero's features and capabilities.
Zotero - Documentation
Step-by-step support for every aspect of using Zotero.
Zotero Video Tutorials
From Milner Library, Illinois State University, 2021.
Zotero Video Tutorials
From McGill Library under a CC-BY-NC license, 2019.
Zotero Forums
Get help from other users.
Research Consultation Requests
Get one-on-one help from a librarian via email, phone, or Zoom.

How-To Screenshots for Zotero