A few days ago, my niece asked me for information about how to format a bibliography. I couldn't help but tell her the story of how "when I was in high school" we had to follow a formula which the teacher provided on a handout. Each book, newspaper article, magazine article done by hand and then typed on the typewriter for my research paper. "You are so fortunate, today.." I told my niece. There are free programs on the Internet which will practically do all the work for you, including putting your bibliography in a Microsoft Word document. So I sent her a small list of my favorite programs, and then expanded the list here. I've starred my personal favorites.
CiteBite- link directly to specific quotes on web pages
CiteFast- covers MLA, APA, Chicago and newspaper, magazine, web site, journal, book
EasyBib*- also now has an iPhone app where you can scan the ISBN number on a book
GoBiblio- free bibliography and citation generator
KnightCite- enter the information in the blank fields and your citation is generated; covers MLA, APA, Chicago
KnightCite- enter the information in the blank fields and your citation is generated; covers MLA, APA, Chicago
Son of Citation Machine- for APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian formats
Zotero*- keep all your research in one spot
Zotero*- keep all your research in one spot
