Citing Sources
Citations, which appear in footnotes, endnotes, and/or a bibliography, let your readers know where you got your information. Like movie credits, citations give credit to the people whose work you used to write your paper.
Most databases have a Cite This button (it may just look like a double quote: ") that will generate a citation for you. It's always a good idea, however, to double check the formatting for errors. The guides below provide useful examples to follow.
Citation Management Tools
These tools help generate citations, manage your sources, and keep your research in order.
ZoteroBibZoteroBib helps you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software. If you need to reuse sources across multiple projects or build a shared research library, we recommend using Zotero instead.
ZoteroA free, open-source citation management tool developed by and for researchers. Plugins are available for web browsers and Word.
EndNoteCitation management software available to those with a WSU ID and password.
Writing Guidance
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