Research Guides: Religious Studies: Citations

Citation Generator

Cite It!
Create your own citations in MLA or APA with the Auraria Library's citation generation tool.

Online Citation Tools

APA Style
Includes information on the APA Style Guide Book, and a tutorial for formatting a paper and references.
APA Style: Academic Writer Tutorial: Basics of Seventh Edition
Adapted from the tutorial featured in Academic Writer, APA's tool for teaching and learning effective writing.
APA Format (Purdue OWL)
Provides citation formats and examples for a variety of resource types. See left menu on page.

The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Staff (Editor)
Call Number: Z253 .U69
Publication Date: 2017
eBook

Chicago Manual of Style (Purdue OWL)
Provides citation formats and examples for a variety of resource types. See left menu on page.
MLA Style (Purdue OWL)
Provides citation formats and examples for a variety of resource types. See left menu on page.

Style Manuals in Print

The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Staff (Editor)
Call Number: Z253 .U69
Publication Date: 2017
eBook
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) by American Psychological Association Staff
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020
ISBN: 1433832151
Publication Date: 2020
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi; Modern Language Association of America Staff
Call Number: LB2369 .G53 2016
ISBN: 1603292624
Publication Date: 2016

Citation Management Software

Citation management software allows you to organize your citations by topic, class, or project and then quickly create a bibliography or cite a source within your paper.

EndNote Basic
Organize, manage, and cite your references online. This version is free to Auraria Campus students, faculty, and staff. May also be called EndNote Online or EndNote Basic. There is no software to install.
EndNote 20
If you are not affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver, you can purchase EndNote 20.
Mendeley
Free reference manager and academic social network. Make your own fully-searchable library in seconds, cite as you write, and read and annotate your PDFs on any device.
Zotero
A free product that can help you manage and format your citations. It is a Firefox plug-in. Download the plug-in and start uploading citations.
Comparison of Reference (Citation) Management Software
This Wikipedia article offers a more complete listing and comparison of citation management software.
Citation Managers Comparison Chart
Compares EndNote Desktop, EndNote Basic, Mendeley, and Zotero. From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries.

Research Guides about Citation Management Software

EndNote
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