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Purpose

This guide is intended to help you begin citing your sources, according to the style manual your professor has told you to use.

If you need additional details on using a particular style, copies of most major style guides can be borrowed from the Library Service Desk on the 2nd floor of the library.

Visual Guide to Citations

Having trouble finding where to get the information required to cite? Use EasyBib's Visual Guides to Citations to see where to locate the needed information on your source.

APA Visual Guide to Citation from EasyBib
Shows you where to find citation information on a source.
Chicago Visual Guide to Citation from EasyBib
Shows you where to find citation information on a source.
Guides to MLA

EndNote Citation Manager

Read introduction / instructions for SHSU EndNote users.

EndNote Web
Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows users to create their own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases. They can use these references in writing their papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds.

EndNote is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows users to create their own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases. They can use these references in writing their papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds.

Video Tutorials on EndNote Web
EndNote has provided a series of tutorials on using their citation management system. These cover exporting and importing as well as the basics of use.