Citation and Bibliography Help

Citation Styles

APA (American Psychological Association)

We recommend using Purdue Online Writing Lab's APA Formatting & Style Guide. It will tell you how to format your paper, create inline citations and cite your sources using APA.

MLA (Modern Language Association)

We recommend using Purdue Online Writing Lab's MLA Formatting & Style Guide. It will tell you how to format your paper, create inline citations and cite your sources using MLA.

Chicago Manual of Style

We recommend using Purdue Online Writing Lab's Chicago Manual of Style Guide. It will tell you how to format your paper, create inline citations and cite your sources using Chicago.

Other Citation Guides

Tools

Get Help

Make an appointment with the University Learning Center for Writing Services.

Need a Citation Manual?

Citation manuals are available in Randall Library at the Learning Commons Help Desk and for check-out in the General Collection. You may search the library catalog for location and call number information.

Frequently used citation manuals:
The Chicago manual of style (Chicago) Z253 .U69 2003
MLA Handbook For Writers Of Research Papers (MLA) LB2369 .G53 2009
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) BF76.7 .P83 2010

Citation Builder (NCSU)

Citation Builder creates citations for you in APA, MLA, and Chicago CBE/CSE formats. Try it out!
Note: Consult the appropriate style manual to verify the output of your citations.

Endnote Web

EndNote Web is a online tool that helps you:

Collect references from electronic and traditional sources
Organize your references for your research topics and papers
Create a formatted bibliography for your paper or cite references while you write.

This is a subscription tool available to UNCW students, faculty and staff only.
Learn more creating your account and using EndNote Web (pdf).

KnightCite

KnightCite is a online citation generator. Choose your citation style (MLA, APA or Chicago) and type of resource (book, article, chapter etc), enter in the item details and click submit. You'll get a formatted citation!
Note: Consult the appropriate style manual to verify the output of your citations.

Zotero

"Zotero is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work - in the web browser itself."
Download Zotero.