Library resource guides: Asia-Pacific resources: 3. Referencing

Guide index

Which tool is best for you?

Zotero

Zotero
Zotero is free and open-source reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials (such as PDF files).

Zotero shows an icon when a resource (book, article, thesis) is being viewed on many websites (such as library catalogs, PubMed, Google Scholar, Google Books, Amazon.com, Wikipedia, and publisher's websites). Clicking this icon saves the full reference information to the Zotero library. Zotero can also save a copy of the webpage, or, in the case of academic articles, a copy of the full text PDF. Users can then add notes, tags, attachments, and their own metadata.
See our dedicated Zotero guide for further information.

Mendeley

Mendeley
Mendeley is a free desktop and web program produced by Elsevier for managing and sharing research papers, discovering research data and collaborating online.
See our dedicated Mendeley guide for further information.

Other free citation tools

Citation Machine™
Citation Machine™ automatically generates citations in MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, and thousands more!
Cite This For Me
Cite This For Me’s open-access reference generator is an automated citation machine that turns any of your sources into references in just a click. Using a bibliography generator helps students to integrate referencing into their research and writing routine; turning a time-consuming ordeal into a simple task.

Other referencing library guides

Citing and Referencing - Monash University
Monash University Library provides an excellent guide for referencing and citing publications.
re:cite - The University of Melbourne
A University of Melbourne library guide to referencing, citation, and acknowledgement in your research and essay writing.

Indigenous Referencing Guidance for Indigenous Knowledges. by Indigenous Archives Collective; Faulkhead, S; Thorpe, K; Sentance, N; Booker, L; & R Barrowcliffe. The Indigenous Knowledge Attribution Toolkit (IKAT) will be of particular use to students and library staff. This includes a decision tree to provide guidance for assessing content and attribution, as well as a citation and referencing guide with examples that include Indigenous attribution.
Publication Date: 2023

Citation styles

There are many different ways of citing resources from your research. For example: the most common style used for medical research is Vancouver. The APA (American Psychological Association) style is used by Education, Psychology, and Sciences.

Murdoch Unversity: Vancouver - Referencing Guide.