NoodleBib is a citation and bibliography tool that allows users to create and organize citations, take notes online, and generate properly formatted bibliographies in MLA or other styles. Key features include selecting sources from a dropdown menu, filling out citation forms with autofill options to avoid errors, and compiling the works cited list to print or share. The document provides guidance on using NoodleBib's features to create citations and bibliographies for research projects.

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Noodletools

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NoodleBib
Create a Works Cited
21st Century Skills @ your library

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What is NoodleBib?
Create, organize and store
• Create a bibliography
• Take notes online
• Organize your ideas
• Create a finished product with
proper documentation

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Choose MLA
for History &
English
Projects

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Your dashboard helps you track
and organize your work

6. And keep your focus

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What’s your source?
Choose the best match
from the drop-down menu

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Not just print choices
Citation info for…
•Advertisements
•Blogs
•Cartoons
•Interviews
•Letters
•Maps and Charts
•Speeches
•TV and Video
•Wikis

9. Fill in the form
Do the best you can with the information you have
With web sources, you can cut-and-paste to avoid
spelling errors

10. Get help on each field

11. Help pops up!

12. When you’re
done, check for
errors…

13. …and make changes

14. Compile your working list

15. Choose “Edit” to revise what
you’ve already done

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If you’re confused

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When you’re ready to print
Choose one of these options
No need to cut and paste
into another document.

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Before you hit Open and Print
– Check your formatting:
– Do you have the right List Title?
– Are you including the annotations?
– Do you need a Page Header?
– Double Check your work
(when a pop up box asks you if you should open a Word Document, choose OK)

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A final Works Cited
Your finished list should appear alphabetized,
with proper margins and spacing.
•Save the document.
•Triple check your work & make any needed
changes
•Save again and Print! You’re done!

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Works Cited & PowerPoint
Azari, Julia R. “Presidential Elections.” Encyclopedia of American Political
Parties and Elections. Ed. Larry J Sabato and Howard R Ernst. New York:
Facts on File, 2006. Facts on File. Bishop Feehan HS Lib., Attleboro, MA.
31 Mar. 2008.
The Bible, New King James Version. Lexington: Asbury, 1978.
Diagram Group. “Buddhism.” Comparitive Religions on File. New York: Facts
on File, 2000. 4.10-4.11.
Green, Richard J., and Wil Lepkowski. “Forestalling Disaster: Energy policy for
an uncertain age.” America 31 Mar. 2008: 9-12.
Hubert, Jennifer. “Watership Down by Richard Adams.” Weblog entry. 3 May
2007. Reading Rants! 31 Mar. 2008
<http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/03/1-watership-down-by-richard-
adams/>.
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 121-156. Rpt. in The
Language of Literature. Ed. John Addos, Sering Glove, and Arthuer N
Applebee. Boston: McDougal-Little, 2000.
Rogers, Laura, and World Book. “Taiwan.” CultureGrams: World Editions. Italy:
Children’s, 1998. 65-77.
Schmo, Joe. “MySpace Goes to College.” Newsweek 30 Aug. 2007: 16-19.
You can save a Non-annotated Works Cited from
your Noodletools list to Copy and Paste into the final
slide of your history PowerPoint!

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Time for a few Extras!
What makes Noodletools
better than some of the rest
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In-text citation pop-up help!
Examples customized for each source
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Annotate a Bibliography
"An annotated bibliography is just like a
regular bibliography [. . .] except that each
entry adds a description or summary of the
work's aim, purpose, or contents.
Annotations are usually a paragraph”
(http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/#78).
Items for the paragraph:
• a clear description or summary of the text cited
• accurate quotes or paraphrases from the
source text with page numbers listed
• Explanation of why this text matters and will be
useful for the researcher’s purposes
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Write 5 complete
sentences about the
source and why you
plan to use it
…Thomas Becket was praying in Canterbury Cathedral
when the murder occurred. “The cathedral was a holy
place for him, part of the reason they killed him there”
(55). The book tells us Becket was very religious…
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25. Keep a project portfolio
All your lists in
one place
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Your dashboard helps you track
and organize your work
Share projects with your teachers
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27. Use teacher comments to make
corrections
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Check here first
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Submit
questions,
but…

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Search your question here
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Create an account!
• At the “New User Registration” choose the
option that says your account is linked to a
school.
• Enter the school username and the school
password (Check with library staff for this info)
• Create your personal ID and password
– Store these in a safe place so you
remember them in the future
• When you use NoodleBib after that, login
only with your personal ID and password

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One final note…
• Cite as you go (books, websites, databases,…)
• Add notes and annotations as you read
(you can always revise)
• Share your working list with your
teacher
– Get feedback as you go

32. Credit where it’s due
Most of this information comes
direct from Debbie Abilock’s
Noodletools presentation
http://www.noodletools.com/helpdesk/in
dex.php?action=file_library&folder=1
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NoodleBib
Start your source list!
Questions?
Contact the Library staff!