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Interactive citation machines
Useful guides
Exercises & practice

Interactive citation machines

• BibMe: Fast & Easy Bibliography Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian - Free
  Supports a wide range of types of source, and tools for building a downloadable bibliography.
• KnightCite Citation Creation Tool
  Free citation generator, offering MLA, APA and Chicago.
• Landmarks Citation Machine
  Free citation generator, offering MLA and APA.
• NoodleTools - Smart Tools, Smart research
  Designed by Debbie Abilock, tools for research. Includes a free citation maker (NoodleBib Express), as well as a subscription service (NoodleTools).  The Knowledge Base is detailed and a great support.
• OSLIS citation maker
  From Oregon School Library Information System

Useful guides

• Beyond the MLA Handbook: Documenting Electronic Sources on the Internet.
  Andrew Harnack and Gene Kleppinger : seminal work.  Discusses what may be major short-comings of many published style guides.
• Cataloging & Classification
  On-line links and resources for classification and cataloguing.
• Chicago Manual of Style : Q&A
  Questions and answers on obscure points of citation, Chicago style
• Citing Internet sources
  Links to style guides and citation makers, from Gananda School Library
• How to Write a Bibliography - Examples in MLA Style.
  An excellent set of examples, from I. Lee's A Research Guide for Students
• IFLA : LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE : Citation Guides for Electronic Documents
  Comprehensive list and links to style guides galore.
• MLA style
  These guidelines on MLA documentation style are the only ones available on the Internet that are authorized by the Modern Language Association of America.
• Online! Citation styles
  Style guides for citation of online sources: MLA, APA, Chicago and CBE.
• Research, Writing, and Style Guides (MLA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard, CGOS, CBE)
  Part of A Research Guide for Students
• Springfield Township High School Virtual Library MLA Citation
  Joyce Valenza's style guide for MLA citation; APA citation style guide also available.
• Works Cited Guidelines (MLA) This site includes the general rule for different types of material, and examples of MLA bibliographic citations, and also explanations and notes.

Exercises & practice

• APA Reference Style : Tightening up your citations.
  Written by David S. Baker and Lynn Henrichsen, this provides guidance, and two interavtive practice exercises.
• Online Information Skills Tutorial
  From the University of New South Wales, a tutorial which includes an exercise on citation.
• Online Library Learning Center
  How to research, including exercises in citing electronic sources.
• Reference Machine - In-text Citations
  Interactive exercises in citation and referencing.

 

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It was last revised on 8 June 2008.