Purpose of Citations
Citations give credit to works, authors, and ideas you use in your writing that are not your own. Citing sources highlights your research process and strengthens your argument.
Copying someone else's work is plagiarism.
Citation Style Guides
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The Concise APA Handbook
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ISBN: 9781681237732Publication Date: 2017This book is in the Oakton Library
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The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition
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ISBN: 9780226287058Publication Date: 2017This book is in the Oakton Library
Citation Tools
Remember to check automatically generated citations against the official manual or guide.
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Zbib (Zotero)
Enter the source URL or choose "Manual Entry" and enter the source type and all the citation information. Zbib will format the citation for you. -
Easy Bib
EasyBib is an online tool that helps you create citations and bibliographies for your research papers. It supports a variety of citation styles, including APA, MLA, and Chicago. You can also use EasyBib to create footnotes and endnotes. -
Noodle Tools
FREE for Oakton students and employees. NoodleTools is a full featured citation and research tool that will help you format and save your citations online. -
Oakton's Cite it Right! LibGuide
LibGuide created by Oakton librarians to help with citations.