Bibliographies and Citations
What is a Bibliography?
The Bibliography list, or Works Cited , is a list of all the sources used in
your paper, arranged alphabetically by author's last name, or when there is
no author, by the first word of the title (except A, An or The).
What is a Citation?
A citation contains all the important information you need to find the
resources, such as the title, author, publisher, city, and copyright date.
These are the basic pieces of information that you would find in a Book
Citation.
In a citation the title of the book, magazine, Web Site, or Database is
underline, italicized or in bold.
A Reference source citation would include the article title and the page
number the article is on.
A Web Site citation includes all of that as well as the URL address and the
access date. It is important to include the access date because information
on the Web is always changing. You need to let the reader know when you
accessed the information in case the information has changed since you
accessed it.
Why do we have to write a bibliography?
1. To show that we are not stealing someone's idea.
2. To show that we are being respectful.
3. To provide a list where the reader can check our resources or read the
resources you used for further information.
4. Your teacher makes it a requirement or you will lose points.
NoodleTools
NoodleTools is a citation tool that will help you create your
citation. It is free and does not require a password. Click on
the link which will bring you to the NoodleTools homepage.
Scroll down to the bottom and in the middle of the page you will
see Free Software Tools. Click on the NoodleBib
Express option.
It is also important that you spell correctly. It does not
recognize spelling errors. However, it may recognize
capitalization. It may also be necessary to replace
theunderlining and punctuation when you cut and paste
your citation. Lines that wrap(use a second or third line) should
be indented 5 spaces or 1/2 inch.
Citations should be double-spaced (both in and between citations).
NoodleBib Express