VGCC Library Services: Citations: Citation Builders

Citation Builders

The Citation Builders and Citation Apps on this page can help you format your bibliography while writing papers. You can insert the information for your source and then the citation builder will show you how to cite it in APA, MLA, or Chicago.

Be sure to double-check all automatic citations to ensure they are formatted correctly.

Citations in Databases

Many databases provide automatic citations. Try to find a "Citing" or "Citation" link within the specific article or ebook record.

Be sure to double-check all automatic citations to ensure they are formatted correctly.

Citation Builders

Bibme
BibMe creates citations in MLA, APA, Chicago/Turabian formatting. It can find citation information with an ISBN or article title.
Citation Machine
Click the citation format you need and then the type of resource you wish to cite. Supports APA, MLA, and Chicago/Turabian styles. Provides references and in-text citations.
NC State Citation Builder
Citation Builder creates citations for you in APA and MLA styles, using web forms. The Citation Builder is maintained by NC State University.
Calvin College KnightCite
KnightCite is a citation builder provided by Calvin College. It has citation information for many different types of references, including print, online, multimedia, anthologies, etc.
ZoteroBib
Online citation tool from Zotero

Citation Apps

These apps are available in iTunes and need to be accessed from an electronic device.

Quick Cite
This is a phone app that can be purchased from Itunes for $.99. The app can find citation information by scanning a book's ISBN.
My MLA
This phone app can be purchased from the Itunes store for $2.99. It is only for MLA formatting.
EasyBib
This is a free citation app that can be downloaded through Itunes.

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Credit

Thank you to Surry Community College Library for their assistance in creating this guide.