How to Use Noodlebib to Create a JOURNAL Citation in MLA Style

How to Use Noodlebib
to Create a JOURNAL
Citation in MLA Style
Step 1: Locate a SCHOLARLY JOURNAL article
in a subscription database
Database = Expanded Academic ASAP.
Boolean Advanced KEYWORD search = “global warming” AND ice
IMPORTANT:
Notice the Limit: “to documents with FULL TEXT”.
Step 2: Display the results
Make sure the Academic Journals tab is selected.
Check the focus, length and type of article. Notice that the first 3 articles are short. One is
a Letter to the Editor which may not be very valuable for research. The last article is
lengthy and has graphics. You should select a LENGTHY article.
Step 3: Display the full text article
Click on the article title in the list to display the publication information and full-text content.
Step 4: Copy/paste the bibliographic information
Click SHOW DETAILS to display the author’s name.
Highlight the title, publication title, volume, issue, date, pages and author. Then
copy (Edit > copy). Open your wordprocessing program and paste (Edit > paste)
into a document. Save and keep for later.
NOTE: This is an academic journal article (even though the document type is
labeled as Magazine/Journal)
Show details/hide details toggle button
The geoscience of climate and energy 3. The Cenozoic
Arctic Ocean climate.(Series).
Geoscience Canada 36.2 (June 2009): p55
(5). (2425 words)
Author(s):Kathryn Moran.
This is what the
bibliographic
information looks like
in Expanded
Academic Index
This is what your
bibliographic
information should
look like after you
copied/pasted it into
the word processing
program
Step 5: Go to Noodlebib and Sign In
Locate the Library Home Page: http://www.santarosa.edu/library
and click on Go to Noodlebib (if you already have a Noodlebib account set up)
Step 6: Click on a List Name to open it.
To open an existing list of works cited, click on the list name. You should click
on the name of the list you created last week that contains your book citation.
Step 7: Check the citations in the list
Make sure you have selected the right list by checking the existing citation. The
only citation in the list should be a book citation.
Step 8: Create a new citation to add to the list
In the drop down menu (Select a citation type), select Journal (because you
are creating a scholarly journal periodical citation). To add a citation to your list,
click “Create Citation.”
Step 9: Confirm the journal type
This screen asks you to confirm that you do want to cite a scholarly journal
article. Make sure the article you found is NOT from a magazine.
Step 10: Identify the format of the journal article
Since this is a journal article from a subscription database that you have accessed
through the campus network or from home, the format is ONLINE.
Step 11: Specify other article details
Since you accessed this online using the subscription database, check
“retrieved from an online database.” This is a regular periodical article
from a subscription database, select “An article”
Step 12: Start inputting the data
Type in the journal title (use initial capitals and remove “The” -- if the
journal title contains it). Type in the author’s name and click Add.
Step 13: Type in the rest of the data
1. Change the title words to
initial capitals.
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2. Type in the page numbers.
You have to add an ending
number so 55(5) becomes
55-9
(5 pages: 55, 56, 57, 58, 59).
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3
4
3. Type in the Volume number
(the number BEFORE the
period in 36.2
5
4. Type in the Issue number
(the number AFTER the
period in 36.2
6
5. Do NOT select the month
from the drop down menu
unless needed.
6. Type in the publication year.
7. Type in the Database name:
Expanded Academic Index
8. Leave the http:// blank
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9. Select the date YOU located
the article
10. Scroll to the bottom of the
page and Click Check for
Errors!
Step 14: Check for errors/correct errors
Then generate the citation
Corrected capitals on Climate and Energy. Capitalized “The” is ok in this case
Remove month as instructed. The month should be blank
Step 15: Check your citation
Your citation will now appear in your list. Check it again for accuracy.
It will appear in alphabetical order either before or after your book
citation.
Step 16: Share your citation
Click on the “Share” button to share your bibliography with your instructor.
Step 17: Select the Drop Box for sharing
Type in the section number of the class and locate the correct drop box.
Type in your first and last name to clearly identify your work.
Click Share Project
Step 18: Confirm the citation is shared
The screen will show the inbox where the citation was shared. Make sure it is
correct