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Citation Styles & Tools: Home

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Citation Basics
Quick introduction to why and when to cite your sources and advice about which citation stytle to choose
Citation Style Guides
Information on frequently-used citation styles at UW: APA, MLA, Chicago, CSE, IEEE, AMA, Bluebook, and others
Quick Citation Generators
Information on using quick-cite tools in databases, as well as websites and apps for automated citations
Citation Management Software
Guides for using Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote Basic to make saving and creating citations easy

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