Research Guides
COM 301: Navigating Information Networks for Mass Media - Winter 2015 (Johnson): Cite Your Sources
UW-Supported Citation Managers
These are web-based personal citation databases and bibliography creators that allow you to import, store, and share your research citations and automatically format your bibliographies into whatever style you need (APA, MLA, Chicago, and many more). See the Choosing a Citation Manager chart for a comparison.
- RefWorks login (RefWorks account)
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Get started with the RefWorks Guide - EndNote Web login
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- ZoteroA free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.
Get started with our step-by-step Zotero handout and Zotero guide. - MendeleyA free reference manager and academic social network to help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.
Get started with the Mendeley Guide
UW-Supported Citation Management Help
- Make an appointment to get in person citation management help from our Research Commons Graduate Specialists. We can help you:
- Get started with RefWorks, Zotero, EndNote Basic or Mendeley.
- Choose a citation manager.
- Export citations to a citation manager.
- Troubleshoot citation management issues on your laptop.
Free Web Citation Tools
- ZoteroA free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.
- KnightCiteCitation generator from the Hekman Library