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Writing and Citation Tools

Writing and Citation Tools
When you're working on presentations and papers, you'll usually need to use the American Psychological Association's (APA) citation and format style. Here are a few tips & tools that we recommend for
formatting and citing properly using APA style, and organizing the resources you're using.
 

What can you do with citation tools?

Click here to see a collection of APA style citing and formatting tools. Click here to learn how to make Library databases auto-generate citations. Click here to learn how to make generate citations on the web or in Microsoft Word. Click here to learn about citation managers, which help you organize and create citations.

Resources for Citing and Formatting in APA Style

Click here to visit APA Step-by-Step, our collection of APA style resources.

 We've got a few tools to help you learn and use APA style: Need help polishing up your citations and reference lists? Schedule some time to chat with a Writing Center tutor

Generating and Exporting Citations: Library Databases

Learn about generating and exporting citations in databases.

Most Library databases will generate and export citations in APA format for you. Just be careful: they aren't foolproof, and citations should be checked for accuracy. Here's where to find the citation option in a few popular resources:

Generating and Citations: On the Web and in Word

Learn about generating citations in Word or on the Web.

Here are some tools that will help you build APA citations. Just be careful: they aren't foolproof, and citations should be checked for accuracy.

Using Citation Managers and Builders

Citation managers are apps that help you organize the scholarly papers you've downloaded, and create and export citations for them. We recommend:

Mendeley offers 2GB of cloud storage for files and notes, exports citations into Word or LaTex, and allows sharing with classmates. Watch a short tutorial video here. Create an account and get the app here.
 

There are many other citation managers! Learn about some of them here.

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