Bluebooking is challenging. Thankfully, there are many different tools out there to help you create Bluebook-formatting citations. Beware--none of these tools are a perfect solution for all of your Bluebook troubles. You will need to double-check your citations to make sure they are correct even after using one of these tools.
Select text, right click, Copy with Reference. Selectable Formats:
Select text, click Copy with Citation.
This will open a box with the formatted citation that you can copy and paste into your document. You also have the option of linking the citation to Bloomberg Law.
Bloomberg Law does not allow you to change the citation format.
Select text, right click, Copy (Quick). Selectable Formats:
Select text, right click, Copy (Advanced).
Download: http://www.lexisnexis.com/shepards-citations/stylecheck/features.asp
Shepard's StyleCheck checks either Bluebook rules or California Citation forms. It is part of Shepard’s Brief Suite, a suite of programs that automates the cite checking process. To submit the brief you are viewing to the Shepard’s StyleCheck program:
Free Trial: http://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/lexis-for-microsoft-office.page
Automatically checks the format of your citations and the accuracy of your quotations. Adds proper citation format to pasted quotes. Keeps track of each citation in the document for you. If the citation is valid and formatted properly, its long and short form will be updated as you make changes to the document. Any text you indicate is a citation (whether it’s valid or not) will be included in the document's Table of Authorities; however, which section of the Table of Authorities it is inserted in depends on how you resolve the citation format.
Follow these steps:
Bestlaw is a free browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that adds features for WestlawNext and Lexis Advance. Bestlaw can automatically generate Bluebook citations with one click. There is also a Pro version for sale that adds more features.
Download: http://www.bestlaw.io/
"The legal citation generator for lazy law students." A fun citation generator.
Website: http://citeuslegalus.com/
LegalEase is a subscription-based citation generator. It's priced at about $10 a month or $60 a year. The company offers a 10-day free trial.
Allows you to cite your references in Bluebook format.
To download Cite While You Write go to:
In Word:
(If the Bluebook citation is not accurate, you can manually the citation.)
EndNote supports the following styles:
In the Bibliography section of the EndNote Tab, you can change the Style and Update your citations. You can download these styles from the EndNote website.
Allows you to cite your references in Bluebook style.
Mendeley should automatically download Cite-O-Matic into the References Tab in Word.
Mendeley supports the following Styles:
You can find and edit styles on the Mendeley website.
Allows you to cite references in Bluebook style.
To download Write-N-Cite from your RefWorks account: Tools --> Write-N-Cite
RefWorks will download Write-N-Cite to the References Tab in Word.
RefWorks supports the following citation styles:
To add more citation styles, go to "Output Style Manager" in your RefWorks account.
You can see the full list of styles on the RefWorks website.
Zotero will download a plugin into the Add-Ins tab on Word.
Zotero supports the following citation styles:
You can download additional citation styles from the Zotero website.
This is a Zotero spin-off aimed at legal researchers. It uses the free Indigo Book, similar to (but not licensed by) The Bluebook.
Georgetown Law Library has a series of three training videos about Juris-M
Citation management software enables you to collect, organize, edit, and share your research. There are several options out there, but Georgetown Law Library recommends either Zotero or Juris-M, with a preference for Juris-M, as it is specifically designed to handle legal and multilingual citations. This set of tutorials will focus on installing and using Juris-M using Zotero’s cloud storage and sharing.
For accessibility, there are also PDFs of the text, as well as options for closed captioning and variable playback speeds.