LibGuides: Independent Novel Argument Essay: Citations and Works Cited

MLA Formatting of Essays

MLA Formatting - How to include in-text (parenthetical) citations into your essay
This link is from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue and it explains how to insert your in-text citations into your essay
MLA Formatting - How to format your paper
This link is also from OWL at Purdue and it gives a sample first page so you can see how to format your paper.
MLA Paper Template
Click on this link and then hit the blue "Use Template" button in the upper right hand corner. You can use this to help you format your MLA essay.

Use NoodleTools to cite the sources you used for your research!

There are two ways to get the citation of an article from a database onto your NoodleTools project:

Export Citations DIRECTLY to NoodleTools
This document shows you how to get the citation from a database article and have it added directly to your list of NoodleTools sources.
QuickCite: Copy and Paste a Citation into NoodleTools
This document shows you how to copy a citation from a database and paste it into your NoodleTools project.

How to Cite a Book in NoodleTools using the ISBN
Review these directions to import the citation for your book into your NoodleTools project.
Citing Sources in NoodleTools
This document details how to cite various types of sources in NoodleTools
Citing Websites
This document explains how to determine which type of source off of a website you are citing, and how to cite it in NoodleTools
QuickCite: Copy and Paste a Citation into NoodleTools
This document shows you how to copy a citation from a database and paste it into your NoodleTools project.