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Citation Help: Citation Basics

A place to get help with your citations

Citations & Referencing

Welcome to SAU Library's citation resources portal. 

This page contains citation generators, citation manuals, and sample papers with references.

Citation Generators

Service MLA 9th APA 7th Chicago 17th Cite Websites? Ads?
ZoteroBib ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ No
MyBib ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ No
BibGuru ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Yes
Google Scholar ✔ ✔ ✔ No No
Cite This For Me ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Yes
Citation Machine ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Yes
BibMe ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Yes
EasyBib ✔ No (not free) No (not free) ✔ Yes

Citation Manuals

Click below to access the official handbooks and manuals for the APA, MLA, and Chicago styles:

       The cover of MLA Handbook 9th edition. Click on this to be taken to the Schewe Library catalog listing of this book.                          

And click below to find the official online help blogs for the MLA, APA, and Chicago Styles:


MLA Style Formatting Guide

APA Style Blog

Chicago Style Quick Guide

Sample Papers

Click below to see sample papers from the MLA, APA, and Chicago styles:

MLA

APA

Chicago
Example 1 Example 1 Example 1
Example 2 Example 2 Example 2
Example 3 Example 3 Example 3

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