A citation manager will help you keep track of resources (books, articles, images -- anything!) and will also help you make a bibliography in any citation format. Citation managers will keep you organized and can save you a lot of time.

See the research guide "Citation Tools" for more in-depth information on citation management, formatting a citation, and how to get started using citation management software.

There are a few citation managers to choose from, including: 

Any source in your academic papers should include citations -- not just the ones that are scholarly! Here are some quick rules for citing social media sources using MLA 8:

Facebook

Works cited: Last name, first name of the individual/organization. "Text from Facebook post." Facebook. Date posted, time posted, URL.

In-text citation: (Author's Last Name or Account Name)

Instagram

Works cited: Last name, first name, or username of the individual/organization. "Photo title or description.* Instagram. Date photo was published, URL.

In-text citation: (@username)

*If there is no title or description, describe the image to the best of your ability.

Reddit

Works cited: Last name, first name, or username of the individual/organization. "Thread title." Reddit. Date posted, time posted, URL.

In-text citation: (@username)

Twitter

Works cited: @username. "Text from tweet." Twitter. Date posted, time posted, URL.

In-text citation: (@username)

YouTube

Works cited: Last name, first name, or username of the individual/organization. "Title of video." YouTube. Date posted, URL.

In-text citation: (Author's Last Name or Account Name)