LibGuides: Citations: Automatically Create Citations

Online Citation Creators

EasyBib
Web site for creating citations when you provide the data. Easy to use but only free for MLA style.
Bibme.org
The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It’s the easiest way to generate citations to build a works cited page. And it’s free. Includes APA citation formatting.
Refme.com
The free tool to create citations, reference lists and bibliographies in any format.
Knight Cite from Calvin College

Automatically Creating Citations in Library Article Collections

Many databases and article collections, plus many e-books, will automatically create citations for whichever article or chapter you are viewing.

Look for a Cite This or Citation button on the record for the article or chapter you are viewing. Not all databases have this feature (LexisNexis does not).

1. Run a search in the library's EbscoHost, ProQuest, or CQ Researcher databases.
2. From the list of results, click the title for an article that looks interesting.
3. Look for a "Cite This" button or icon.
4. Find the format you need, for example, MLA. Copy the citation and paste it into your list of potential citations.

Examples of the Citation Links:

EbscoHost databases (Academic Search Premier, etc.)	Proquest Databases (Newsstand, etc.)

Citing, Paraphrasing, Quoting