Citing Novels for Students

using NoodleTools

This presentation contains examples

for four types of citations:

1. Introductory material

(including the author biography, plot, themes, style, historical context, and critical overview)

2. Critical essay written for Novels for Students

3. Previously published critical essay from a journal

4. Previously published critical essay from a book

Note: You must determine what type of information you are using in order to cite it properly.

Example #1

Introductory Material:

author biography, plot, characters,

themes, style, historical context,

and critical overview

•author biography

•plot

•characters

•themes

•style

•historical context

•critical overview

Pull down window to

select citation type:

Reference Source

Click:

Create Citation

Click:

Continue

Select:

Database

Citation has 3 parts:

Database

Article

Reference

Source

Select:

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Database

You may skip the

Database accession number

(It is not required by MLA)

Select the date you last accessed

the article online.

For databases you may

truncate the URL to the domain level

You may skip the DOI

(It is not required by MLA)

Article

Look at the beginning or end of the

article for the author.

The introductory material is unsigned;

so leave the author information blank.

Since the title of the article is

the title of a book we need to

use the title tag

OR

Italicize in Word®

[title]A Clockwork Orange[/title]

Include page numbers

for the entire article.

Use the database source citation to fill in

the Reference Source section.

Reference

Source

Choose editor.

Enter the editor’s name. If

you have more than one

editor click

+Add another contributor.

.

Select Other for

type of Reference source.

Fill in the title of the reference book.

Fill in the volume number.

Since Novels for Students is an

ongoing series, you will leave

the Total # volumes blank.

Fill in the publication information.

Place a brief annotation (1-3

sentences) here telling what

sections you used and the value of

the source to your research.

Click Submit.

Here is the citation.

Notice how the title

is both italicized

and in quotations.

You can always

go back and edit.

Example #2

Critical Essay written for

Novels for Students

Therefore you would cite it

as a reference book article

Pull down window to

select citation type:

Reference Source

Click:

Create Citation

Click:

Continue

Select:

Database

Citation has 3 parts:

Database

Article

Reference

Source

Article

Look at the end of the article

for the author.

Go to the beginning of the

article for the Article/Entry title

Include the page numbers for

the critical essay

Use the database source citation to fill in

the Reference Source section.

Reference

Source

The introduction may help

you with the annotation by

providing information

about the author and/or

focus of the essay.

Click Submit.

Citation is placed

in alphabetical

order!.

Example #3

A journal article reprinted or excerpted in

Novels for Students

Look for the words: Journal, Review, Studies,

Research, Quarterly in the title

Determining the original source—what to look for… JOURNAL

– Look for these words in the

title:

• Journal

• Review

• Studies

• Research

• Quarterly

– Look for

• Volume

• Issue Number

– Look for a month or season in

the publication date

BOOK

– Look for a publisher:

• Press

• Company

• Books

• House

• Publishers

– Look for an editor

– Look for a copyright year

You can tell the original

publication was a journal when

you see a volume and issue

number or a month/season of

publication

Select

“Reprinted Article”

Select “Journal”

Select

“Database”

Citation has 3 parts:

Database

Journal

Article

Anthology/

Collection

Fill in the database

information

Database

Use the source citation at the

end of the article to fill in the

Journal article information

Journal

Article

Use the Source citation from the

database for the

Anthology/Collection

information

Anthology/

Collection

Remember to check the

introduction for information you

can use in your annotation

Here’s the citation. You can

always go back and edit.

Example #4

Section or chapter from a book

reprinted or excerpted in

Novels for Students

Determining the original source—what to look for… JOURNAL

– Look for these words in the

title:

• Journal

• Review

• Studies

• Research

• Quarterly

– Look for

• Volume

• Issue Number

– Look for a month or season in

the publication date

BOOK

– Look for a publisher:

• Press

• Company

• Books

• House

• Publishers

– Look for an editor

– Look for a copyright year

Example #4: A previously published essay from a book

You can tell the original

publication was a book when

you see a publisher and a year

of publication

This is an excerpt from

the full essay

Select

“Reprinted Article”

Select “Book”

Select

“Database”

Database

Book Section

Anthology/

Collection

Citation has three parts

Fill in the database

information

Database

Use the source citation at the

end of the essay to find the

Book Excerpt

information

Book Section

Anthology/

Collection

Select Excerpt

Use the Source citation from the

database for the anthology

publication information

Remember to check the

introduction for information you

can use in your annotation

Here’s the citation. You can

always go back and edit.