Using citation generators to help with the research and writing process

Most (but not all) of the Libraries' licensed research databases have built-in citation generators.  On this page, we highlight one of many that exist.  Given we've been using citation examples throughout this guide on the topic of pickleball, we'll use the SPORTDiscus database to give you a feel for how these work.

1. Once you have found an item you would like to cite, click on its title.

2. On the 'detailed view' screen, find the "cite" option in the right-hand menu.

3. An accordion window will appear allowing you to select the citation style of your choice.

1. Click on the folder which is located to the right of the items you want to cite. The folder works similar to the shopping cart feature you see on commercial websites, where you can select items you want to keep. In this case, I only want to keep the citations for articles that look at older adults and pickleball.

2. On the right side of the screen click on the 'Folder View' link which will take you to your selected items.  (Essentially your shopping cart.)

3. Select all the items you wish to generate a citation for, then choose an output option.  'Email' or 'Save to File' are commonly selected for this purpose.

4. Choose a citation format from the list of options presented, then 'Save'.

5. If you chose the 'Save to File' option, the citations will appear on your screen and you can copy/paste these into your document.  Note: The system suggests that you double-check these for accuracy.