As the Spring 2013 semester kicks off, we will likely have a surge of students coming in to use our resources for papers and projects. Occasionally, we get questions about citations. In addition to our citation manuals we keep on the shelf, there are numerous websites and apps that can help. This comprehensive guide has it all, from helpful apps to tutorials. Additionally, two of my favorite citation guide websites are:
For the more obscure (yet soon to be more common) question of how to cite a tweet, check out what MLA has to say. I wonder what new formats our students will be citing 20 years from now...