The Dreaded Bibliography Made Easier

Have you ever found that the hardest part of writing your research paper isn't writing the paper itself but rather crafting the reference or bibliography page at the end? Have you found yourself losing valuable points on your assignments because of tiny errors made on that crucial page of citations? Well, if you have, you are not alone.

Understanding the mechanics of writing the sort of reference page that will earn a 100% is difficult. For example, should you underline or use quotes when noting your source title in APA style, and how does that differ in MLA? Once you decide, where do you place that title - before or after the author's name? It is enough to give a person a headache, but you can stop anguishing over those decisions now because help is here!

The Paul G. Blazer Library has added a link to the KnightCite online citation generator service to its online catalog. Provided by the Hekman Library of Calvin College, this service allows you to create accurate bibliographies. By prompting you to first choose a style (MLA, APA, etc.), then enter the answers to specific questions about the material you are using (such as author's name or book title) within a form, and then requiring you to submit the completed form through an easy click of your mouse, a complete and stylistically accurate citation for the work is generated. The service is provided free of charge by the Calvin College, boasts no distracting advertising on its site, and even provides registered users with the option of saving all of their citations and even multiple bibliographies to their account.

Check it out here and see just how easy writing a bibliography can be!