Citing Sources & Tools

NLU Academic Honesty Policy

National-Louis University subscribes to the principle that academic quality and a productive learning environment are inextricably linked to academic honesty...With respect to the academic honesty of students, it is expected that all material submitted as part of any class exercise, in or out of class, is the actual work of the student whose name appears on the material or it is properly documented otherwise. Source: National-Louis University Policy on Academic Honesty AP: 302 (10896)

Citation Sources

NLU Center for Academic Development
An online APA Style Sheet and resource developed by The Center for Academic Development (CAD), which offers online and face-to-face tutoring, writing, and other learning assistance.

Avoiding Plagiarism: A Tutorial for Students
Created by the Center for Academic Development (CAD). Duration: 20-30 minutes. Voice narration. Certificate of completion.
APA Format - UMC
Handout (PDF) created by the University of Minnesota Crookston Library, includes select citation examples in APA format.

Learning APA Style
From the American Psychological Association (APA), includes online tutorials and other learning resources.

APA Style Resources
A list of links to APA style guides and help sheets available on the Internet.

Citing Sources in your Paper - UW Madison
The Writer's Handbook, created by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, links to major aspects of many documentation styles.

Citing Sources - Duke University Libraries
Duke University's guide to citing sources, includes APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian citation styles.

How Do I Cite? - Tutorials from the Alvin Sherman Library
Tutorials for formatting in the new APA 6th edition style are delivered as concise video modules. The videos, created by the Alvin Sherman Library, cover formatting papers, in-text citation, and references with specific examples.

OWL - Online Writing Lab
Purdue University's guide to research and source documentation, which includes a workshop on APA style.

Research & Documentation Online - Diana Hacker
A resource for all citation formats, this site includes guidelines and sample papers with annotations in several citation styles.

Citation Tools

RefWorks
A research management, writing, and collaboration tool. Use RefWorks to manage your research citations, create bibliographies, and more! Must access through My NLU Portal.
BibMe
Search for specific books, format citations for all types of sources, and create bibliographies.
Citation Machine
Choose your citation style and source type, then enter in source information. Citation Machine will produce your citation and in-text parenthetical citation for your to copy and paste.
EasyBib
Choose from a variety of source types and enter the source information to create your citation. NOTE: Only MLA citation format is free.
Style Wizard
Follow the easy steps to create an appropriate APA citation. Be sure to read carefully directions for filling in the blanks.

OttoBib
Enter a book's ISBN and OttoBib will build a citation in the format you need. NOTE: For books only!