KnightCite is a web based citation generator hosted by the Calvin University Hekman Library that formats bibliographic information per academic standards for use in research papers and scholarly works.[1] It has become a popular tool among high school and college students seeking help formatting bibliographies and citations. In addition to Calvin, many other university libraries refer students to this web site.[2][3][4]
The use of the tool is free of charge. It is provided as a public good by Calvin University. Glenn Remelts, library director at Calvin University said, "This is just our gift to the struggling students who've probably spent more time formatting their bibliographies than writing their papers. So if we can make life a little easier, that was our mission."[5][6] According to the developer, Justin Searls, “The purpose of citations is not to give kids another thing to learn. The purpose of citations is to avoid plagiarism of other people’s work, and in anything we can create or give students to help avoid plagiarizing other people’s work I think is for the better”[7]
- ^ KnightCite main page
- ^ Kent State University Library Style Manuals & Writing Guides
- ^ University of Washington Library Citation & Writing Guides. Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ University of Central Michigan Off-Campus Library Services : Academic writing
- ^ Kafanov, Lucy (2005-02-14). "Web site formats citations for students free of charge". The BG News. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
- ^ Dodi, Nana Yaa (2004-09-24). "Site makes citations a breeze". Calvin College Chimes. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25.
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