Citing Poetry for Students

using NoodleTools

There are four types of citations:

1. Introductory material (including the poet biography, poem text, poem summary, themes,

style, historical context, and critical overview)

2. Critical essay written for Poetry for Students

3. Previously published critical essay from a journal reprinted in Poetry for Students

4. Previously published critical essay from a book reprinted in Poetry for Students

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

Example #1

Introductory Material:

poet biography, poem text, poem summary,

themes, style, historical context,

and critical overview

•Author Biography

•Poem Text

•Poem Summary

•Themes

•Style

•Historical Context

•Critical Overview

Pull down window to

select citation type:

Reference Source

Keep the default

Click Next

Select Online if you

accessed the E-book

version

Click Next

Since Poetry for

Students is not an

encyclopedia choose

“Other”

You’ll be citing the

entire article.

Yes, Poetry for Students

was duplicated from the

print version

Click Next

Double check here to

ensure you are using the

proper citation format

The introductory

material is unsigned

Since your article

title is the title of your

poem, you must

place quotation

marks around the

title

Fill in the first, middle, and

last name of your editor. If

you have more than one

editor click Add.

Look in the source

citation for your

editor’s name

Since Poetry for Students is an

ongoing series leave the total

number of volumes blank.

You may truncate your

URL to the domain level.

You may stop the

URL at the .com

Here is where you will

place your annotation.

Check for errors

Single quotation marks are

needed since the title of the

article is the title of a poem

Update the citation

Here is my

completed citation

You can always go

back and edit

Example #2

Critical Essay written for

Poetry for Students

Therefore you would cite it

as a reference book article

Pull down window to

select citation type:

Reference Source

Keep the default

Click Next

Select Online if you

accessed the E-book

version

Click Next

Since Poetry for

Students is not an

encyclopedia choose

“Other”

Yes, Poetry for Students

was duplicated from the

print version

Click Next

Double check here to

ensure you are using the

proper citation format

Use the source

citation at the end of

the essay to find the

basic information

Information about the print

reference source is in the book or

in the Gale Virtual Reference

Library citation.

Click “Add” if you have more than

one editor

Since Poetry for Students is an

ongoing series leave the total

number of volumes blank.

You may truncate your

URL to the domain level.

Check for errors then

update citation

Notice that NoodleTools

sorts my citations

alphabetically!

Example #3

A previously published essay from a

journal reprinted in Poetry for Students

You can tell the original

publication was a journal when

you see a volume and issue

number or a month/season of

publication

Select “Journal” since the

original source was a journal

The article is reprinted in

Poetry for Students

If you use the EBook

version from the Gale Virtual

Reference Library select

Online

Double check here to

ensure you are using the

proper citation format

Use the source

citation at the end of

the essay to find the

basic information

Click add if you have more

than one editor

You may truncate your

URL to the domain level.

Check for errors and then

update your citation

Here’s the list of completed

citations

Example #4

A previously published essay from a book

reprinted in Poetry for Students

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 “Book” since the

original source came from a

book

The article is an excerpt

reprinted in

Poetry for Students

If you use the EBook

version from the Gale Virtual

Reference Library select

Online

Leave at basic section

unless your are citing an

introduction, preface, etc.

Click “No” if the article is an

excerpt

You may truncate your

URL to the domain level.

Add your annotation.

Check for errors and then

update your citation

You can add, change and delete

citations as you work through the

research process.

Be sure to keep your list until you

receive your final grade on your

project.