It is possible to use a citation generator, but it'd be better to check the accuracy of citations generated for digitized primary resources.
Archival information can present challenges to automatic citation generators as they are often not coded to deal with this information correctly.
The Chicago Manual of Style Online 17th edition does not require a particular order of elements and is often a good citation style for archival, manuscript, or photograph collections, however, the citations should be consistent in their order.
In addition to primary resources such as books and journal articles found online and in print, digitized primary resources and institutional repositories offer content for retrieval. It is useful for researchers to organize and customize their retrieved references. The following is a selection of research management products to aid this effort, but their generated citations for digitized primary resources may need additional information.
This new product, from the Nature Publishing Group will help researchers manage citations and work with PDFs, and will provide resource recommendations and if institutional access to a specific subscription is not available will offer alternative access at a fee. Currently in a beta phase, but worth monitoring.
Vivo is an open source semantic web network that allows researchers from participating institutions to discover and share scholarly content.
Originally considered a bibliographic management system to treat citations & PDFs, but increasingly used for collaboration and sharing of references and research content. There is significant help to assist you via the Guides.
Paper sharing platform allowing researchers to share and collaborate by "increasing their visibility and monitor research."
Zotero is a free web-based bibliographic management program to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. This now works with Internet Explorer, Chrome and other browsers.