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Citation Teaching Resources: Citation Tools

This guide brings together resources that educators can use to teach citation.

Citation Generator

BibGuru is a free, user-friendly citation generator. With BibGuru, you can:

  • Search for website, article, and book sources and add them to a bibliography with one click.
  • Add citations for more than 60 other source types.
  • Create bibliographies in APA, MLA, and thousands of other citation styles.
  • Export your citations as a Word file or copy them into Google Docs.
  • Generate instant citations for online sources with the Chrome and Edge extensions.
  • Sign-up to save your citations and organize them into projects and folders.

Reference Manager

Paperpile is a subscription-based reference manager. With Paperpile, you can:

  • Manage your research library right in your browser.
  • Save time with a smart, intuitive interface.
  • Access your PDFs from anywhere.
  • Add citations and bibliographies directly to Google Docs or to MS Word.