There are now tools that can help you with creating citations:
Citation Generators
To use a Citation Generator, just type in your citation information and the generator will put everything in the correct order with punctuation. Citation Generators do not work for all types of materials. For example, if you have an e-mail, interview, map, video, etc. you will need to cite these items individually using a
style manual. Always double check the output, as the computer can make mistakes.
Bibliographic Software i.e. RefWorks
There are also software programs (such as RefWorks, Endnote, etc.) you can use to download citation information directly from databases. These programs then create a bibliography. Most of these programs are not efficient for 2-5 page papers but many thesis students, scholarly researchers and many of your professors use such programs (learn more about RefWorks at CSULB).
