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Spanish Language and Literature

Tips, techniques & links to help you find answers for your research papers & projects

Citing Sources

Citing Sources -- The Basics

Explains format of a citation and the basics MLA, Chicago, and APA citation styles. 

Citation Builder

If you know the elements of a citation, author, book titles, etc. you can use the Citation Builder to format citations in APA or MLA style.

Citation Managers

Endnote

EndNote is a stand alone citation manager used by researchers in the hard sciences and medicine. It is freely available to MU students, faculty, and staff. The Libraries teach introductory courses on EndNote.

Zotero

Zotero is a free citation manager that started life as a plug-in for Firefox web browser. It has recently developed a stand alone product  as well. The Libraries teach introductory courses on Zotero.

Mendeley

Mendeley is a free citation manager.