Resources for High School Students

The first step to citing sources is to know what style your assignment will be written in. Then, use a style guide to help you format your citations and bibliography appropriately.

Two common styles are published and periodically updated by the Modern Language Association (MLA and the American Psychological Association (APA):

Another useful way to keep track of your sources and citations is to use a citation manager. There are many citation managers, both free and for purchase, but a good citation manager is one that is easy for you use and compatible with the style that you are writing in.

Zotero is an open access (free) citation manager that can be used as a desktop download, as an app on your device, in your browser, or as a browser extension. Zotero works in hundreds of citation styles and can keep track of many different formats and types of sources. Feel free to ask me about Zotero!