Citation Resources
Get started with Citations & Bibliographies
The Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL): offers in-depth guides to citing in APA and MLA styles.
The Chicago Manual of Style Online: the official guide to citing sources in Chicago/Turabian style.
Citation Managers
What is a citation manager?
A citation manager is a piece of software that helps you organize your research and create bibliographies, reference lists or works cited pages. Citation managers generally offer a range of citation styles and features to choose from.
- EndNoteEndNote helps you manage your bibliography and citations, and is installed onto the computer of your choice. You store your citations offline on your computer, and use a Microsoft Word or Mac Pages plugin to automatically create bibliographies. EndNote is licensed for use by current NU faculty, staff, and students.
- EndNote OnlineEndNote Online/EndNote Web is a free, web-based version of the popular EndNote software. EndNote Online does not require download or installation. Make sure you sign up with your Northeastern.edu email address to access all features.
- MendeleyFree software that will help manage research, annotate PDFs, and format citations. Mendeley has both a cloud-based and desktop component.
- RefWorksRefWorks helps you manage your bibliography and citations, and can be accessed from any computer connected to the Internet. You store your citations on the RefWorks website, and use a Microsoft Word plugin to automatically create bibliographies. RefWorks is licensed for use by current NU faculty, staff, and students.
- ZoteroZotero is a free open-source citation manager that lives in your web browser (Chrome or FireFox). It also offers plugins that can insert citations into your word processor.