Option 2: Use citation generators
You still need to double check citations made through these methods.
- Category 1--- free options like Citation Machine and Easy Bib can be found on our main library citation help page.
- Category 2-- most library databases will also generate citations in a variety of styles. Here is what it looks like in Library Search and all the databases we get from EBSCO.


Option 3: Use a citation management tool
There are a number of different citation management tools out there, including Zotero, Mendelay, EndNote, and RefWorks. Some are free, others cost money. This page from Penn State Libraries does a great head-to-head comparison.
WCU Libraries have access to Endnote Web. We have a guide to using it.