Citation Building Tools

Use these tools to format your reference list citations, then check the details for accuracy (e.g., capitalization, indentation) using a guide from below.

• Calvin College KnightCite - (for MLA, APA, Chicago)
  Choose electronic or print, then the type of resource you are citing.
• North Carolina State University Citation Builder - (for MLA, APA, CBE/CSE)  Does not include option for online articles, so you will need to add retrieval information to your citations as appropriate.
• NoodleBib Express - More complex than “Citation Builder”, but very accurate if you follow the directions.
  • MLA
  • APA

Citation Guides

• AAPG Style (American Assiciation of Petroleum Geologists)
  • Reference Style Checklist
• AGU Style for Tectonics (American Geophysical Union)
  • AGU Reference Style
• AMS Style (American Meteorological Society)
  • Comprehensive Reference Guide
• APA Style (American Psychological Association)
  • Penfield Library's Handout
  • Diana Hacker's APA Style
  • Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
  • Citing eBooks Using APA and MLA Guidelines
  • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Available in paper copy in Penfield. 
• ASA Style (American Sociological Assocation)
  • ASA Quick Style Guide
  • ASA Style Guide.  Available in paper copy in Penfield.
  • Buffalo State's ASA Guide (PDF)
• The Bluebook:a uniform system of citation.  Available in paper copy in Penfield.
• CBE Style (Council of Biology Editors)
  • Diana Hacker's CBE Style: Scientific Style and Format
  • Using CBE Style to Cite and Document Sources
• Chicago Manual of Style
  • Penfield Library's Handout (PDF) or WORD version. Click here for PDF Help
  • Chicago Manual of Style - Guide produced by Ohio State University Libraries
  • Diana Hacker's Chicago Style
  • Using Chicago Style to Cite and Document Sources
• Elsevier's Style for Journal of Structural Geology
  • Guide for Authors
• GSA Bulletin's Style (Geological Society of America Bulletin)
  • Guidelines for Authors of Manuscripts
• Journal of Structural Geology Style
  • Guide for Authors
• Legal Citations
  • The Bluebook: a uniform system of citation.  Available in paper copy in Penfield.
• MLA Style
  • Penfield Library's Handout (PDF) or WORD version. Click here for PDF Help  
  • Diana Hacker's MLA Style: English and Other Humanities
  • Citing eBooks Using APA and MLA Guidelines
  • Using MLA to Cite and Document Sources
  • MLA handbook for writers of research papers. Available in paper copy in Penfield.
    
• Turabian Style
  • Ohio State University Libraries Handout

Style and Writing Guides

• American Heritage Book of English Usage
• Columbia Guide to Standard American English
• Guide to Grammar & Writing
• Nuts & Bolts of College Writing

Criteria for Evaluating Information Resources: Electronic & Print