The Library Citation Generator

The Library citation examples

The same three sources formatted in The Library — a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text:

Journal article

Rivera, Maria, and David Chen, “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12.3 (2021), pp. 145–62

Book

Okafor, Amara, The Craft of Research Writing, 2nd ed. (Cambridge: University Press, 2019)

Website

Larsen, Sofie, “How Peer Review Works,” Open Science Digest, May 14, 2023

In-text citation (for the journal article)

Maria Rivera and David Chen, “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12.3 (2021), pp. 145–62.

About The Library

Citation style for The Library. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use The Library: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the The Library style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: history, humanities and literature.

Formatting rules: The Library follows the formatting of Mhra Notes Publisher Place No Url, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this The Library generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "The Library" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about The Library

What is The Library?

Citation style for The Library. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use The Library?

When submitting to or citing in publications that use the The Library style.

What does an in-text citation look like in The Library?

The Library is a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: Maria Rivera and David Chen, “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12.3 (2021), pp. 145–62.

What does a The Library reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in The Library looks like this: Rivera, Maria, and David Chen, “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12.3 (2021), pp. 145–62

How can I generate a The Library citation?

Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select The Library as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.