The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects.
Proper citation is essential. Citing properly allows your reader or audience to locate the materials you have used. Most importantly, citations give credit to the authors of quoted or consulted information.
BU Libraries recommend RefWorks as a tool to manage citations. Accounts are free for the BU community, and RefWorks can automatically create a bibliography in hundreds of styles.