For further help writing your assignments, including your bibliography or works cited list, contact your instructor or Student Academic Learning Services.
The Learning Portal offers additional guidance on writing, research and general academic tips.
Short 'how-to' guides created by Library staff, based on the official handbooks. Print copies are available in the Library. The official handbooks themselves are listed in the section further down.
Check with your instructor to make sure that use of generative AI sources, such as ChatGPT, is permissible for your assignments. As this is a new technology, citation standards may change over time.
Official Citation Websites:
The following are only a few of the many websites that provide support and examples for a variety of citation styles. Note: your instructor may have their own specific preferences.
Online citation generators will create citations for you, usually in two ways:
These tools can save you time, but it is important to check for errors and missing information.
For citing Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers, see the MLA and APA examples below. The Legal Citation (McGill 9th edition) handout includes Indigenous constitutions.
