Citations become very important when writing papers, especially in college. There are different formats and rules to citing different sources, and this can become very confusing. There are various sites on the internet that can assist you with citing sources for a paper that you are writing. For example http://citationmachine.net/ is a very helpful website. You simply choose what format you are writing your paper in (for example MLA), and then choose the type of resource you are using. The site then gives you information to fill out, and once completed, you click submit. Once you have done this, your citation is completed for you! This is very helpful and lessens the confusion of citing resources.

This site would also be good to share with your students. If they are confused on how to site their work they might just skip the whole citation process. Simple websites such as citationmachine can cut down on the confusion and lessen the chances of plagiarism. The site is also very easy to use, it just involves filling out a simple form and the computer puts together your citation for you to copy and paste into your paper.

One of the best things about using citation websites to complete the citation for you is that if you do not know anything about a certain format for a citation, then it will do it for you. This is very helpful because some people may be used to using MLA, but the professor wants your citations using APA, then the website would be able to complete it for you so that you know that it is correct. Another website that would be able to complete citations for you is http://www.easybib.com/

MLA format is usually used in literature, arts or the humanities, including subjects like English, languages, art, history and philosophy.
APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences.
Chicago style, sometimes referred to as Turabian, is used in many of the social sciences, including history and political science.
Chicago is a useful style for providing details about a source, especially in fields like history, because the source matters.

http://www.noodletools.com/ is another citation creator and helps students with online research. Its downside is that you need a subscription to use it but it has many beneficial tools. It has options for both teachers and students and can help with online research and citation.

Citation creaters are very helpful to those quoting a book, person, article, etc. Especially one writing a paper, citation creators come in handy. They are websites/online tools that you can type an input of where you are quoting from and it will give you an output for you to write. You have the option of chosing which style you would like your citation in. For most papers, MLA is the standard style used. A popular site is CitationMachine.net

THere is much debate over citation machines on the internet. Many teachers are weary of the fact that you plug in the info, but dont put the citation together. My 12th grade english teacher told us " the knowledge is lost when you use the machine to create a citation for a book it has never seen in its life. You have seen the book, if you take the time to look up the information, look at the code and put it together and you will feel the accomplishment of citing book by yourself."