Exploring Academic Integrity - A Self-Guided Tutorial

Citation management software

Citation management tools:

• make it easier to keep track of your sources and,
• allow you to cite them in a variety of styles.

Citation management tools work by:

• automatically importing citation information from library databases and other online tools, or
• allowing you to enter the information for each source yourself.

The software then stores this information until you are ready to create a citation or bibliography. Once you choose a citation style, the tool will create a properly formatted citation or bibliography.

There are a wide variety of tools available.

Beware! Citation management tools (or citations from Google Scholar or a library database) are computer generated and are NOT ALWAYS 100% accurate. So, use the tools to get you started formatting your bibliography or works cited list, but ALWAYS double-check the citation formats in a style guide or through an authoritative web resource, such as the Purdue OWL.