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Citation: How to Cite

Overview of how to cite sources and avoid plagerism

Introduction to Citations

Welcome to Schewe Library's citation guide! Use the information on this page to help cite materials in the MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.

We've included some tools below to help you generate citations. These tools will give you largely correct citations, but if you need an absolutely perfect citation you should check your citations against the official handbooks or guides.

Citation Builders

Service	MLA 8th	APA 7th	Chicago 17th	Cite Websites?	Ads?
BibGuru	✔	✔	✔	✔	No
MyBib	✔	✔	✔	✔	No
Google Scholar	✔	✔	✔	X	No
Cite This For Me	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yes
Citation Machine	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yes
BibMe	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yes
EasyBib	✔	X (not free)	X (not free)	✔	Yes

Schewe Library's Citation Guides & Official Handbooks + Manuals

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.

Sample Papers

Click below to see sample papers from the APA, MLA, and Chicago styles.

MLA	APA	Chicago
Example 1	Example 1	Example 1
Example 2	Example 2	Example 2
Example 3	Example 3	Example 3

Have a question?

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Luke Beatty - Library Director
luke.beatty@ic.edu
217.245.3573

Elora Agsten - Research Services Librarian
elora.agsten@ic.edu
217.245.3117

Jared Calaway- Information Literacy Instructor and Student Research Support Specialist
jared.calaway@ic.edu
217-245-3207

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