you copy and paste the web address or go to EasyBib.com and type in all the info you know about that cite (info is probably on the screen)!
the police officer gave a citation
No. The closest you can come to this is Son of Citation Machine.
why are citations important
To write a paragraph in a citation, include the author's last name and the page number in parentheses at the end of the paragraph. If there is no author, use the title of the source. Make sure to also include a full citation in the bibliography or works cited page, following the appropriate citation style (such as APA or MLA).
To write an MLA in-text citation correctly, include the author's last name and the page number of the source in parentheses after the information you are citing. For example: (Smith 25).
To write a citation effectively in a paper, follow the specific format required by the citation style (such as APA, MLA, Chicago). Include the author's name, publication year, title of the work, and publication information. Make sure to place the citation within the text where the information is used and include a corresponding entry in the bibliography or reference list.
RefWorks
RefWorks
first you have to write the author (the one who wrote the info) if they don't have a author then write the title in " ". then you write the web site, ex) answers (underline it). then you have to find the date of the website last updated (usaully found on the bottom). write web or print depending on where you get the info. write the date you accessed the web. last write the entire url.if you went to wikipedia searching on O'henry then then it will be"o'henry"wikipedia.7 may,2010.web.7 may, 2010
To write an MLA citation for a source, include the author's last name and first name, the title of the source in quotation marks, the title of the container in italics, the publisher, publication date, and the page numbers.
To properly cite a web source in a paper, include the author's name (if available), the title of the webpage, the publication date (if available), the URL, and the date you accessed the webpage. Use a citation style such as APA or MLA to format the citation correctly.
two words, noodle tools you can create a profile and use it anywhere it creates the citation format for you and you just have to fill in the info, good luck.