Citation Guides

Citing others' work is a critical component of academic writing. The way that citations are formatted depends on the style your professors has chosen and typically align with certain academic fields. We have assembled how-to guides for the most commonly used citation styles:

• American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition Style Aid
• Modern Language Association (MLA) 8th Edition Style Aid
• Chicago/Turabian 18th Edition Style Aid
• Council Science Editors (CSE) 9th Edition Style Guide

Citation Management Tools

Citation management tools can help you keep track of all your citations and often include integrations with Microsoft Word and Google Docs, allowing you to seamlessly insert citations and bibliographies.

NoodleTools

NoodleTools is an online tool that helps you generate an APA, MLA, or Chicago/Turabian, formatted citation list. WOU’s subscription allows you to use your WOU email (make sure to use @mail.wou.edu!) to create an account that links to your Google drive and documents for easy storage and collaboration.

Zotero

Zotero is a free, open-source reference management software that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. It is compatible with Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android.