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Citation Formatting & Bibliographic Management Tools 

Need help and examples of how to cite your sources? Check out:
Citing Your Sources Help Guide


TOOLS FOR FORMATTING CITATIONS

NoodleTools: MLA/APA Bibliography Composer

http://www.noodletools.com/

Citation Machine
http://citationmachine.net/

TOOLS FOR FORMATTING & MANAGING CITATIONS

Zotero

http://www.zotero.com/
This is a browser-based system for bibilographic management. Therefore, it is perfect for laptop users, but may not be as user-friendly for those who regularly use different computers to do their research. Zotero is a Firefox extention. 
For further information, see:
Zotero Help Guide

RefWorks
http://www.refworks.com/
RefWorks is a login-based citation management tool. Set up a RefWorks account when you are on campus and then use RefWorks from anywhere. Once you set up a RefWorks account, it is easy to export database search results and directly import them into your RefWorks account. 
For further information, see:
RefWorks Help Guide

EndNote Web
http://www.myendnoteweb.com/
When you are on a campus PC or logged into the RMU network, go to EndNote Web to create an account.

Connotea
http://www.connotea.org/
A free, online tool for organizing and sharing your references. It does not provide a tool for creating bibliographies.

CiteULike
http://www.citeulike.org/
Free to anyone. It can be used with any web browser. It allows you to store and share citations via the internet. It does not provide a tool for creating bibliographies.

COMPARING AND CHOOSING CITATION MANAGEMENT TOOLS
For further guidance, check out this Citation Management Comparison Chart

 
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