Research Guides: Social Work : Citation

APA Guides

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
is available in the Sprague Library. (see below)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Call Number: Sprague Library: BF76.7 .P83 2020

Two copies on Sprague Library 2nd Floor.
Three copies in the Reserve Collection at the Sprague Library's Front Desk.

BibMe
Free web service that assists in formatting citations in MLA, APA Chicago or Turabian through the use of simple forms.
Citation Machine
Free website to generate citations by selecting the format and entering the item information.
EasyBib
Bibliography an citation generator but only free for MLA style. There is a fee to generate citations in formats other than MLA.
Endnote
The EndNote Web version available for free to the MSU community. In Web of Science, click on "My EndNote Web" link and "Register" to create an account. MSU faculty can contact IT at 7971 to have it locally installed on their device.
Knight Cite
Tool for MLA, APA, and Chicago styles created by Calvin College. Choose electronic or print, then the type of resource you are citing.
Mendeley
Free citation tool to automatically generate bibliographies and collaborate with other researchers online.
Zotero
An open source citation management tool.

APA Tutorials from the Purdue OWL.
Chicago-Turabian Citation Formats
Citation Style for Academic Writing
MSU Center for Writing Excellence guide includes APA, Chicago, and MLA.
Endnote
Endnote is a citation management program which can help you organize your sources, notes, and generate bibliographies and citations.
Tips & Tools - The Writing Center @University of North Carolina
Guidance for writing papers, citations, completing assignments, and writing for specific disciplines.
Understanding Citations Tutorial (Univ. of Texas)
Zotero Tutorial