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Citation Styles

If you quote or paraphrase another person's work, or if another work contributed to the writing of your paper, you must document the source you used and give the author(s) proper credit. Below are the citation styles used at St. Francis College Library. If you have any questions, contact the Reference Librarian. If you need help writing your paper, contact Academic Support Center (3rd Floor, room 3002 / 718-489-5226).

Citation Management Software

What is citation management software? Citation management software allows a user to organize and retrieve information, such as citations for books, articles, and Web sites, by interfacing with library databases. The citation manager then works with word-processing software to insert properly formatted footnotes or citations into a paper and create a properly formatted bibliography.

Some of the popular citation managers are:

Zotero     EndNote    EasyBib

The Library subscribes to EasyBib (see below). Hover over the button below or go straight to
EasyBib Bibliography Maker