Using the Generate a Citation Page

You can get bibliographic citation information based on a format of your choice while viewing a document by clicking the Citation Tools icon in the Tools box.

There is also a Tools box with a Citation Tools link on the Marked Items list page.

You will be able to save the formatted bibliographic citation(s) to a file or export the citation(s) for use with third-party software.

Note: While the data elements for the dynamically generated citations have been formatted to meet the latest citation standards set forth by the respective agencies, these citations provide the available publication data for the document cited and should only serve as a guide and not as a replacement for the latest guidebooks – or those required by your instructor. Please refer to the provided MLA and APA examples for proper formatting. Consult your instructor for specific bibliographic style preferences required of your written work.

Here's how to get bibliographic information using the Generate a Citation page:

  1. Click the radio button to select the citation format (MLA, APA or Plain Text with Bibliographic Tags)
  2. Click the Save button.
  3. Your browser will prompt you to save or open the formatted citation. If saving, your browser will prompt you to select a save location. The saved file will be in html format.
  4. If you choose not to save the file, you can open it for immediate viewing (use your browser's Print function to print the page if desired).

Here's how to export a formatted citation for use with a third-party bibliographic management software package:

  1. Click the radio button to select the citation format (MLA, APA or Plain Text with Bibliographic Tags)
  2. Click the radio button to select the third-party software you wish to export to: EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager, or RefWorks.
  3. Then click Export. Note that Thomson does not supply or support third-party bibliographic citation generating software.

Citation Formats

The Generate a Citation page offers the following citation formats:

Citation Format Description
MLA Formats the selected citation(s) according to Modern Language Association (MLA) standards
APA Formats the selected citation(s) according to American Psychological Association (APA) standards
Plain text with bibliographic tags Prepares a text-only format of the selected citation(s), with bibliographic "tags" based on the Z39.80 standard

Related topics:

  
  • Exporting Bibliographic Citations to RefWorks