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Quick Bibliography Tools

UNLV students, faculty and staff have free access to RefWorks, a web-based tool that lets you collect information about your sources and then automatically create in-text citations in your word processor and generate bibliographies.

If you only have a few citations, though, these web sites let you fill in forms to create a formatted citation fast.

  • BibMe
    Quick and convenient! Enter a title of a book or journal article and it autocompletes and formats the citation. Free - create a login to save bibliographies.

  • StyleWizard
    The APA Wizard takes you through a step-by-step citation creation process.

  • NoodleBib Express
    Questionnaire will help you create accurate citations in MLA or APA style. Free; a subscription option lets you create a personal account and save notecards.

  • KnightCite Citation Maker
    Quick form to fill out - no login, no ads, from Calvin College's Hekman Library. MLA, APA, Chicago style.

  • Son of Citation Machine
    Select type of resource then fill out a form to create MLA, APA, Chicago style citations.

  • SourceAid: Create Bibliography with Citation Builder
    Free version requires login. MLA, APA, Chicago Manual of Style, and Council of Science Editors.

  • EasyBib - MLA formatting
    Enter citation information into a form and it generates MLA references. Free version available with option to upgrade to a version that formats in APA for a fee. Lots of advertising on the site.

  • OttoBib
    Fast, but for books only; enter ISBN number only and retrieve citation in MLA, APA, or Chicago format.
  • Citing Wikipedia
    How to cite Wikipedia entries in APA, MLA, and other styles, along with instructions on how to make Wikipedia create the citation for you automatically.