When building a bibliography, we often need a little help creating citations. If you’re using one of our databases or encyclopedias you know that citations are included in the program. But what do you do if you’re using information from a website or book?

Below there are a variety of citation generators listed. These are programs that will help you create both in-text and full citations for a source. When using citation generators, be mindful that citations should be checked for accuracy. Additionally, it is worth mentioning that AI writing assistance programs, like citation generators, are tools to help with learning. They should not replace our ability to learn and use proper citation protocols.

Google Docs has a great citation generator built in, called “Citations” under Tools. Like any citation generator, you select your style (APA or MLA) and fill in as many blanks as you can to provide complete information to create the citation.

Citation Machine This is a free citation generator that will help students create citations for books, websites, and academic journal articles.

Scribbr This is an free and easy to use APA citation generator. Create an account with your learn68 email and all your citations will be saved for future reference.

Zotero Bib Zotero is a google extension that helps create a working citation list, so you have access to your in-text citations. Once you download the extension to your account, you will find a Zotero tab at the top of your google document menu. Zotero is available in French.

Cite this for me Another great citation machine that quick and easy to use.