If you're a student, you're probably familiar with citations. But why do we use them? This short video (3:31) explains the value of the citation system both for the original author, for you as the student and for human knowledge as a whole..

a drag n' drop exercise to teach you how to identify parts of a work that are needed in a citation

a drag n' drop exercise to teach you how to identify parts of a work that are needed in a citation

creates citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard

Convenient formatting tool for APA and MLA

Formatting tool for APA, MLA and Chicago Manual of Style

free reference manager software that can help organize your research by generating bibliographies, collaborating online with other researchers, and discovering new research

free, downloadable software to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources