Hi Folks,
On this page you will find some resources to help with your citations. For your speech and annotated bibliography, you are required to cite your resources in the MLA style.
Remember if you are searching in a database or the library catalog, chances are you will be able to find a citation along with the article/book you have found. This can save you a lot of work. If you aren't sure where to get these citations, have a look at the database and library catalog videos in this course guide or come ask a librarian.
| Service | MLA 9th | APA 7th | Chicago 17th | Cite Websites? | Ads? |
| BibGuru | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | No |
| MyBib | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | No |
| Google Scholar | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | No | No |
| Cite This For Me | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Yes |
| Zotero Bib | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Yes |
| BibMe | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Yes |
| EasyBib | ✔ | No (not free) | No (not free) | ✔ | Yes |
The above websites will help you to build an individual citation from scratch or just a URL. For citation machines that allow you to not only cite sources but also organize them, we recommend Zotero or Mendeley. Both work for PC or Mac, phone or computer, and can be downloaded into your search engines as plugins or be web-based through a website.
Click on an image below to view Schewe Library's citation guides.
Click on an image below to access the official handbooks and manuals for the APA, MLA, and Chicago styles.
You are welcome to contact us individually at:
Jaeda Calaway - Information Literacy Instructor and Student Research Support Specialist
217.245.3207
McKenna Jacquemet - Research Services and Information Literacy Librarian
217.245.3117
Bree Kirsch - Director of the Library
217.245.3573