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U-M Library Basics

How to use U-M library resources: finding books, using databases to locate articles, and tools and resources to assist with creating citations.

Resources for Formatting Citations

Having trouble formatting your citations? Use one of these tools to automatically generate a citation books, journals, newspapers and more in APA, MLA, or Chicago style.

Handbooks and Manuals

MLA 7th ed.

The MLA has just released the 7th edition of its handbook, which has many changes from the previous version. For help formatting citations in this new version, see Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL).