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Referencing and Citation Management: Quick Referencing Tools

A guide to referencing, referencing styles and citation management tools for UON students and researchers

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Quick Referencing Tools

 

  • Quick referencing tools (or citation generators) are available in our library databases and on the web.
  • They can format references instantly in a style for you.
  • They can be a time saver when you have a small amount of references to be formatted quickly.
  • See the above tabs for some examples. 

 

   Please Note

  • Like any other citation management tools, quick referencing tools are not always 100% accurate.
  • It’s important you always check the citations for accuracy before including them in your work.      

A screenshot of Library Search for citing tools

 

Library Search is the UON library's main discovery tool.

Quick Cite in Library Search: 

  1. Conduct a search and click on the linked Title to access the full record
  2. Click the CREATE CITATION icon, then choose the style, the default is APA 7th
  3. Check on the citation formatted and click COPY CITATION TO CLIPBOARD
  4. Paste the citation to your work and correct any mistakes there 

Hint: 

  • The formatted citation is not always 100% accurate. Can you see any mistake in the example citation formatted below?
  • You must correct any errors when you copy and paste the citation into your assignment.

A screenhot for Library search citing tool example

A screenshot of Library Search for citing tools

 

EBSCO Megafile is a collection of journal article databases covering all subject areas.

  Quick Cite in EBSCO databases

  1. Conduct a search and click on the linked Title to access the full record
  2. Click Cite under Tools on the right of the page
  3. Choose the style e.g., APA 7th and check on the formatted citation for any mistakes.
  4. Copy and Paste the citation to your work and correct any mistakes there 

Note: you must correct any errors when you copy and paste the citation into your assignment.

A screenshot of Library Search for citing tools

 

  ProQuest is a collection of journal article databases covering all subject areas.

  Quick Cite in ProQuest Databases:

  1. Conduct a search and click the Cite Icon (quotation mark) on the right of the record
  2. Choose the style e.g., APA 7th and check on the formatted citation for any mistakes
  3. Copy and Paste the citation to your work and correct any mistakes there 

Note: you must correct any errors when you copy and paste the citation into your assignment.

A screenshot of Library Search for citing tools

 

  Quick Cite in Google Scholar

  • Go to Google Scholar at:   https://scholar.google.com/ 
  • Conduct a search and click Cite under the record
  • Choose the style e.g., APA 7th and check on the formatted citation for any mistakes
  • Copy and Paste the citation to your work and correct any mistakes there 

Note: you must correct any errors when you copy and paste the citation into your assignment.

A screenhot for ZoteroBib citing tool example

 

ZoteroBib is a free web-based citation generator.

To get citations and bibliographies using ZoteroBib:

  • Go to ZoteroBib at zbib.org 
  • Type in your source information, such as:
    • ISBN for a book,
    • DOI for an article,
    • URL for a webpage, or
    • other information such as title, and
    • Click Cite. 
  • If you can't find your source this way, use the Manual Entry option
  • Check on the formatted citation and click Edit to make any changes as needed
  • Select the referencing styles from the drop-down, e.g., APA 7th
  • Copy and paste the in-text citations and references to your work

Note: you must correct any errors when you copy and paste the citation into your assignment.