• For general websites, use a citation generator like the Citation Machine web tool or EasyBib Google Docs add-on. Keep in mind that these tools are not perfect, and so you may need to refer to OWL to fix generated citations.
• For online databases, use built-in citation tools. For example, see screenshots below for using "Cite" with the EBSCOhost database. As with EasyBib, these citations may need to be fixed slightly once pasted and so you may need to refer to OWL.

Q1: What are in-text citations?

A1: In-text citations are included within the main text of your paper. Whenever you use a quote (or specific paraphrased information that is not common knowledge), you should include an in-text citation to connect the quote to its source from your Works Cited page.

Q2: Are these the same as parenthetical citations?

A2: Yes! In-text citations are included between parentheses ( ), which is why they are sometimes called parenthetical citations.

Q3: What do I put INSIDE the parentheses?

A3: The most common thing you'll put in parentheses is: (AuthorLastName PageNumber). Example: (Golding 54) - Of course, you may commonly find yourself using web content that does not have page numbers. In this case, just include the author's last name. For other situations - such as when there is no author, when there is more than one author, etc. - see OWL.

Q4: Where do the parentheses go?

A4: "Place the parenthetical citation where there is a pause in the sentence – normally before the end of a sentence or a comma" (EasyBib). Notice the EasyBib quote that has just been cited for this answer. There is:

• The closing quotation mark
• 1 space
• The parenthetical reference
• NO space
• Period [.]