Digital Opening (bibme.org)

www.bibme.org

bibme.org is a bibliography generator website. My partner and I planned on using easybib.com - but soon realized that they now charge money for using the website. Thus, we stumbled across bibme. On bibme.org, you can create your bibliography by either manually entering the information regarding your source, or having it search via amazon.com and other reputable book websites. After you enter your book information in, the website automatically puts it in MLA format. From here, the user has the option of selecting what style they want the citation to be in (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.). There is a drop selection box that quickly alters your bibliography so you can change it from MLA to APA in a snap. Also, if you make an account (which is free) you can save all of your bibliographies for references. One of the coolest things I thought about this website was that when you were done with your bibliography, it put your sources in order, and had a "print" button. This button put all of your correct citations in your designated format INTO a microsoft word document. From here, you could copy/save/modify your bibliography with ease. Overall, I think this website a valuable tool not only for scholarly students, but future teachers as well.

Pros:
-Easy to navigate
-Free
-Has 4 different official citation options
-.org website (more reputable)
-Able to save/print bibliographies

Cons:
-Some ads on the side of the website
-Auto-fill source inputting via Amazon.com gets complicated
-Need an account to save bibliographies