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
You can always go back and edit Here is my completed citation
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 This is an excerpt from the full essay You can tell the original publication was a book when you see a publisher and a year of publication
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.