3. Give your project a title (suggestion: should be the same title as your Google Doc)

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1 WA LARSON LIBRARY: EASYBIB 1 I. How to use EasyBib to Create Citations: Access EasyBib through the Washington Academy s Larson Library website: Select Academics 3. Select Larson Library 4. Select Library Website 5. Select Students Research Papers EasyBib 1st time logging into EasyBib: 1. Select Register in the upper right hand corner of screen 2. Fill in information 3. User your raider4life.org address and password 4. Coupon Code: washingtonacademy After the initial sign up for EasyBib: 1. Login using your Google Account 2. Make sure you are using your school raider4life.org username and password Creating Folders: 1. Select New Folder on the left hand side of the screen 2. Give it a Title 3. Select Create 4. Examples of folder titles: English, History, Freshmen Year, Senior Year 5. Open folder that you want to work in before starting a new project Starting a new project: 1. Select the folder you want to work in 2. Select New Project 3. Give your project a title (suggestion: should be the same title as your Google Doc) 4. Select default style: MLA 7

2 WA LARSON LIBRARY: EASYBIB 2 To Cite a Website: 1. Copy and paste the URL (Web address) 2. Click Cite This 3. Please confirm or modify the information below check to see if any information has been left out add any necessary information. 4. Choose to show the URL or NOT to show the URL in the citation 5. Then select Create Citation if source is valid and reliable To Cite a Book: 1. Input ISBN number from book; usually on the back; do not confuse with bar code 2. Select Cite This 3. Then compare book information & select correct version of book 4. Select: print, E book: online, online database, E book: other 5. Please confirm or modify the information below check to see if any information has been left out add any necessary information 6. Select Create Citation To Cite other Resources: For citations that have been generated from another source 1. Select All 59 Options 2. Select the Write/Paste citation 3. Copy & paste citation into box 4. Select Create Citation To Cite a Picture (digital image) 1. Select All 59 Options 2. Select Digital Image 3. Title: Place actual title of picture if there is one here or give it a brief description 4. Description: Digital Image 5. Check other information and fill in all blanks if the information is available. 6. Select Create Citation

3 WA LARSON LIBRARY: EASYBIB 3 Note: In text citation for pictures: Fig. 1. Of Mice And Men Book Cover (MacDonald). OR Fig. 1. (MacDonald. Of Mice And Men (Book Cover). To Cite a Review 1. Select: All 59 options 2. Select: Review 3. Select what type of review it is from: magazine, journal, newspaper 4. Fill in blanks and Create Citation Other: Citations: edit, delete, comment, parenthetical, link (see bibliography) Sharing, Exporting or Printing your Bibliography: 1. Select Sharing a. E mail bibliography (E mail to yourself) b. Invite others (E mail to others) c. Share Public Link 2. Select Export a. Print as a Word Doc b. Save to Google Docs & Select Allow Access 1. Export: File successfully uploaded to Google Docs 2. Give Title & Add to folder, if required. c. Save to SkyDrive (Don t select!) d. E mail Bibliography e. Copy & Paste 1. Export: Copy & Paste 2. Highlight: MAC: Command C/Command V; PC: Control C/Control V 3. Copy to Google Docs

4 WA LARSON LIBRARY: EASYBIB 4 II. How to use EasyBib to Create an Outline and Research Notecards Creating an Outline 1. Select All Projects 2. Select Notebook 3. Creating an Outline a. Select Thesis b. Enter thesis statement for your paper c. Select New Bullet to add Headings and Subheadings d. Use arrows to move information from one area to another area of outline e. After creating Research Notecards: drag and drop onto outline f. When research and outline is complete, select Print to create document which includes outline, notecard and source information Creating Notecards (select help link for sample note card) 1. Select New Note green 2. Give notecard a title 3. Select Source (Bibliography must be completed for source) 4. Enter Direct Quote 5. If necessary, put quote in your own words (paraphrase) 6. Comment: your thoughts; why are you using this info; how does it relate to your paper 7. Identifier: page #, URL, etc. 8. Organize: Groups: select group for note card; tag: subject; color: visual grouping 9. Select Save Note 10. Drag and drop notecards onto outline 11. Don t forget to Print your outline when your research is complete Connecting EasyBib to your Google Document

5 WA LARSON LIBRARY: EASYBIB 5 1. Select All Projects 2. Select the Folder that you are using from left hand side of screen 3. Select Paper from the bibliography that you have created 4. Select Document Type: Document, Spreadsheet, Presentation 5. Select Create a New Google Document or Link to an Existing Document 6. Select Next 7. Select Grant Access 8. Give Document the same title as bibliography (Works Cited Page) a. Select Untitled in upper left hand corner b. Rename document c. Select Ok III. Using Google Docs Below are the instruction for accessing Google Docs from the Library Website. Skip to 4c when entering Google Docs through EasyBib. 1. Library Website: a. Select Academics b. Select Larson Library c. Select Library Website d. Select Students Research Papers, Google Drive: Docs, Presentation, 2. Gmail Spreadsheet a. lastnamefirstinitialyearof graduation@raider4life.org b. schoolidraider 3. Google Drive a. Docs b. Presentation c. Spreadsheet 4. Google Docs a. Select Create Document b. Give document a title Double Click on Untitled Document

6 WA LARSON LIBRARY: EASYBIB 6 Create Title and select OK c. Set Margins Select File Page SetUp and then OK d. Set font and size of font e. Set line spacing Select Format Line Spacing f. Copy/Paste 5. Other formatting on Google Docs a. Bold, Italics, Underline b. Justify left, right or center c. Numbering and bullets d. Decrease indent and Increase indent e. Inserting a link Washington Academy Homepage f. Sharing a document/opening in g. Creating tables 6. Other Useful Tools a. Spelling, Define b. Word Count c. Research d. Translate a document 7. Printing your document

EasyBib Pro Quick How To Where students can create citations, compile their source notes, and create an outline.

EasyBib Pro Quick How To Where students can create citations, compile their source notes, and create an outline. Student Access Students should follow the link on the Stoney Creek Media Center web page