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Writing 101: Latinx Literature and Culture

Citation Tools

Citation tools allow you to save and organize your research. They also let you create formatted bibliographies.

RefWorks logo

A personal citation library designed to directly import references from multiple databases. In Refworks you can organize and manage your citations, share them with colleagues, and format bibliographies.

Zotero

Downloadable as a standalone program or a Firefox extension, Zotero is designed to store content in any format, including PDFs, images, audio and video files, and snapshots of web pages. Zotero operates with thousands of sites, and automatically indexes your library for ease of access.

Downloadable as a standalone program from OIT, EndNote is a powerful citation tool for organizing your research and creating formatted citations. In addition to the standalone option, you can create an EndNote Web account.

MLA format and Annotated Bibliographies

In this class you will be using MLA citation style; below are links to how to cite in MLA and examples of annotated bibliographies using MLA:

  • MLA  (Modern Language Association) Style. Print Version and the MLA Tutorial at OWL Purdue Writing Lab
  • Annotated Bibliography Samples at OWL Purdue Writing Lab
    • What is the subject matter of each source? What is the main argument?
    • What type of evidence does the source employ?
    • What does the source contribute to your research topic?
    • Is the source helpful and interesting or not? Why? Actions to take
    • Find and record citations to books, articles, and other resources on your research topic. Examine each item and select those that provide the most useful material on your topic.
  • From Duke's Writing Studio Handout on Annotated Bibliography:
    An annotated bibliography is an analytic guide to academic resources on a research topic. For each resource (book, article, documentary, etc.), it includes a citation and a brief (2-4 sentence) description and evaluation, or annotation. The annotation is intended to assess the relevance and quality of each resource. Questions to ask:
    • Summarize each source’s content. Include ideas about the subject matter, main argument, and evidence it uses.  
    • Assess the source’s strengths and weaknesses. State why the source is interesting or helpful or why it is not.
    • Combine your summary and analysis into a 3-4 sentence paragraph. 

Examples of MLA Citations

Journal or Newspaper Article MLA Citation EXAMPLE(Click to Enlarge)

Book MLA Citation EXAMPLE (Click to Enlarge)

 

Example MLA Book Chapter Citation (Click to Enlarge)

Example MLA Book Citation (Click to Enlarge)

Oxford Bibliographies