NoodleTools

A step-by-step Instruction Guide

Here are the steps you should follow in order to create your MLA/APA  formatted Bibliography (Works Cited / Reference) Page:

	Click the book icon, last on the right, on the CHS Library Web.
	On the navigation bar across the top, click on the yellow "Current Users: Sign in"
	Under "Register or Sign in", click on the grey box "Create a personal ID"
	For subscription type, select "account linked to school or library subscription" and then click  "register"
	Use the school username and password (see Ms. Finlay or Mrs. Rand)  and then click "sign in"
	Select "student" and enter Y.O.G. Then create personal name and password and answer the security questions.
	Click on "create a new list" under "My Lists"
	Choose MLA Advanced or APA Advanced
	Fill in a the description text box and then create list.
	Choose a citation type in the drop down menu – book, website, map, photograph, etc. Click "create citation."
	Answer the questions regarding your source and its medium (online or print) and retrieval (free, subscription)
	Note that when you are ready to fill in the template, you will already have many blanks filled in.  Remember, you only have to fill in the text boxes that are starred; however, if you have additional information about your source, fill it in.
	When you have created the citation, check out the options on the left-hand side of your bibliography.  You will be able to edit, copy, delete your entery.
	The "Parenthetical reference" link will show you how to create in-text citations.
	Once you have created a citation you can use the "note card" link to create online note cards associated with that source.