CS 368: Seminar: Cite Sources

ZoteroBib

There are many free quick citation tools, but we recommend ZoteroBib. It does not require an account, is open-source, and ad-free.

• Paste a URL, title, or a persistent identifier like a DOI or ISBN into ZoteroBib to create in-text and reference citations. There is also an option to manually enter the source information if ZoteroBib doesn't automatically find a match. 


• If needed, add other styles to ZoteroBib by choosing the dropdown menu in the Bibliography section of the page. The last menu item is an option to view more styles. Choose it to look up and add the ones you want.

Reference managers and quick citation generators can automatically format citations in the style you need. We recommend ZoteroBib for generating quick citations and Zotero as a reference manager.

A reference manager is a useful productivity tool for your research and writing projects because you can:

• Collect and organize your sources in one place
• Create bibliographies for papers in the style you need
• Add full-text documents to your account and annotate them
• Share sources with others for group projects

On the MLA Style Center website you will find:

• Ask the MLA
• A quick guide to works cited 
• An interactive citation template
• Guidelines on formatting a research paper