MLA & APA help

Premade citations are auto-generated.

• They may not reflect the most current style guide standards.
• They may not reflect the specific requirements from your instructor.
• Double-check citations for accuracy of capitalization, dates, and personal names.

Always check premade citations for formatting and content accuracy! Librarians are happy to help you with this.

Tip: Save time; get premade APA and MLA citations

Retrieve premade MLA9 and APA7 citations that you can copy and paste into your References or Works Cited list. Always check premade citations for formatting accuracy.

1. Open an article or eBook record.
2. Select the Cite tool icon to copy citation information for articles and eBooks (circled in red). 
3. Select a citation style from the Style drop-down menu.
4. Select the Copy to clipboard button.

The formatted citation is copied to your clipboard and ready to be pasted into your document. 

Retrieve premade MLA9 and APA7 citations that you can copy and paste into your References or Works Cited list. Always check premade citations for formatting accuracy.

1. On the search results page, select the Cite icon (circled in red)
2. Click on the MLA or APA citation. It will automatically highlight
3. Copy the citation
   • Using a mouse, right click your mouse and select copy
   • Using a keyboard, select CTRL + C

The formatted citation is copied to your clipboard and ready to be pasted into your document. 

Retrieve premade MLA9 and APA7 citations that you can copy and paste into your References or Works Cited list. Always check premade citations for formatting accuracy.

1. Open an article.
2. Select Cite in the toolbar menu.
3. Select the MLA tab or APA tab at the top of the pop-up window.
4. Select the Select button.
5. Copy the citation (right-click your mouse and select Copy, or Ctrl + C on your keyboard).

The formatted citation is copied to your clipboard and ready to be pasted into your document.

Retrieve premade MLA9 and APA7 citations that you can copy and paste into your References or Works Cited list. Always check premade citations for formatting accuracy.

1. Complete a search.
2. Select the title of a resource to view the record page.
3. Select Citation in the toolbar.
4. Select the APA (7th edition) tab.
5. Select Copy the citation to clipboard.

The formatted citation is copied to your clipboard and ready to be pasted into your document.

Citation generators are online tools which create premade citations. The citations can be copied and pasted into your paper on the References (APA) and Works Cited (MLA) pages.

• MyBib Choose a citation style, search for the resource, and/or fill out the fields to create an APA or MLA citation. Easy to use. Create a free account to keep your citations for projects and then download the citation page once you are finished. 
• KnightCite may  look a bit older, but it is an excellent citation generator. It may be easier to navigate for some. 
• Citation Machine and EasyBib were once independent companies that are now owned by Chegg. They function similarly to MyBib, but are not open source and have many ads. They may require an account or payment after a certain number of citations created.
  • Owl Purdue uses Citation Machine to power their citation generator.
• Mendeley  is a free reference manager and academic social network. Requires a free account to use.

Always check software-generated citations for formatting and content accuracy!