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NoodleTools 101

NoodleTools is a helpful resource you can use to take notes, organize your research, and cite the sources you used.

What is a citation

Citations identify sources you used in your research. Whenever you use someone else's words, ideas, arguments, figure's or images that are not your own, you must identify your source.

How to Cite:

Print Book

  1. Go to your NoodleTools project, SELECT  
  2. SELECT Print or in-hand > SELECT Book
  3. Enter Contributors (Select Role, ex. Author), Title of book, Publisher, and Year 
  4. SAVE

 

 

 

MLA Citation Format for a book:

Author's Last Name, First Name. Title (in italics). Publisher, Year published.

 

Example:

Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures: Young Readers Edition. William Morrow, 2016.

To cite material accessed from a database:

  1. SELECT the CITE option (look for it in the  database toolbar or go to the end of the article)

  2. EXPORT the citation to NoodleTools if it's an option (Gale, Credo, EBSCO Explora,  ).
    ProQuest). See example below.

  To Cite a Gale resource 

  1. Go to your NoodleTools project, SELECT  
  2. Select the CITE icon on the article page from the toolbar (top right) > EXPORT to NoodleTools
  3. Confirm that the name of your research project is selected underneath "Select Project"
  4. Select "Import"
  5. Go to your NoodleTools project page & refresh your browser
  6. Check to make sure the citation you imported is listed

To cite an online article from nytimes.com

1. Open your project & select   (top right)

2. In Create new citation - Where is it? (see image below) > select Website.

That's the option that describes how you accessed the online NY Times article you are citing.

 

 

 

3. Under What is it? (see image below) > select Website.

 

Articles on news websites (NYTimes.com, BBC News) are not published periodically and are cited as Web pages. The Newspaper form is for citing digital reproductions of print newspapers.

 

        

Build Your Citation by entering this information:  

  • URL  - use the permalink (select Share options > Copy link)
  • Date of publication
  • Most recent date of access
  • Author
  • Title of article
  • Name of the website

 

OR

 

Use the option
Select  > Website > Webpage & enter this information:

  • URL - use the permalink (select Share options > Copy link)
    • Select  to autofill the form fields
      • Check the imported information for accuracy
      • Make any necessary corrections
      • Select  to save your citation.

 

 

Open your project & select   (top right)

Website example:

1.  Select the option that describes how you accessed the source you are citing

 

2. Select what kind of source you are citing

To cite a website: Select Website > Web Page (Junior Citation level)

 

 

3. Select (upper right) to go to the citation form & fill it out.

Here is the information you need to cite a website:

  • URL
  • Date of Publication
  • Date of Access > Use autofill feature to fill in today's date
  • Contributor > Author (if available)
  • Webpage or Article title
  • *Name of  website (required)
  • Publisher of the site

4. Select  to save your citation.

 

MLA Citation Format for a Website:

Author's last name, first name. "Title of Webpage."  Title of Website (in italics). Publisher (only include if it is different from the name of the website), Date published. URL. 

Examples:

Spotify

Morris, Rae. “Skin.” Cold, Atlantic Records, 2014. Spotify, open.spotify.com/track/0OPES3Tw5r86O6fudK8gxi.

Online Album

Beyoncé. “Pray You Catch Me.” Lemonade, Parkwood Entertainment, 2016, www.beyonce.com/album/lemonade-visual-album/.

CD

Nirvana. "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Nevermind, Geffen, 1991.

On a website or an app

  1. Go to your NoodleTools project, SELECT  
  2. SELECT Website OR File, app, e-book > SELECT Film or Video Recording
  3. Enter the title of the movie
  4. Name of the site (ex. Netflix) OR Type of file/software/app (ex. Netflix) AND check the "This is an app or software title box
  5. *Names of directors, producers, performers, and/or any other individuals
  6. Year the movie was released
  7. Name of production or distribution company
  8. URL

*NOTE: It's not necessary to always include the director or performer(s) names. Include the names of any individuals your research focuses on or anyone necessary to help the reader locate the exact source.

 

Website example of a Netflix movie in MLA format:

Movie Title. Directed by First name Last name, performance by First name Last name*, Production Company, Year published. Netflix, URL.

 

App example of a Netflix movie in MLA format:

Movie Title. Directed by First name Last name, performance by First name Last name*, Production Company, Year published. Netflix app.

 

 

Streaming Video from a Website (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)

 

Film from a Streaming Video Service (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.)

In NoodleTools select  > Website > Film or Video Recording > +New Source & enter this information:

  • Name of container website
  • Contributors - (always provide the director if available)
  • Title of film/video
  • Studio / distributor