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Citing Your Sources

Mrs. Chan

Felix Festa MS

Library Media Center

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Bibliography or Works Cited Page

  • Give credit to the author/creator for the resources you used to create your project
        • books, encyclopedias, databases, websites etc.
  • Use the Works Cited Organizer to write down bibliography info
        • author, title, publisher, etc.
  • Bibliography info in MLA 8 style
        • Use MyBib

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Where Do I find the Info I need to Fill out the Organizer?

  • Website
        • Beginning and end of the article
        • Cite or About Us link
        • Tip: most websites will not have an author, but double check.
  • Book or encyclopedia
        • Title page
        • Copyright page
        • Beginning and end of an article

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  • Put the bibliography info in MLA 8 style
        • Use MyBib

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Benefits of using MyBib

  • Searches MyBib database to find your source. If found, a lot of the bibliography information is there, less work for you.
  • Connected to your CCSD Google account, no need to sign-up.
  • Saves citations unless you delete it.
  • No ads or surveys like other free citation websites.

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How to get to the MyBib App

  1. Go to your Google Drive
  2. Click on the waffle symbol on the top right corner of your screen.
  3. Scroll down until you find the MyBib App

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New to MyBib?

  • Click create an account to connect the MyBib app with your CCSD Gmail account.

No need to type in email and password.

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Starting Your Citation

  1. Click on the left side of the screen to Start New Project, then name it something descriptive i.e. Career Research, Mozart Project, Mental Health Research
  2. Look for the green Create Citation button to enter the first resource.

3. Check to see that the style format is MLA 8

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Pick the type of source

Website source- enter the URL (web address) in the search box.

Book or encyclopedia source - enter the title of the source in the search box. Tip: Common titles like, Solar Energy, include author’s name to narrow results.

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  1. MyBib has Website as the default.
  2. Type of source not shown, click on More and a large list will appear.

3. MyBib can’t find your source? Choose Enter Manually

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Source Not Found

  1. Enter Manually -means YOU type in all of the bibliography information in the boxes.
  2. Check the source type at the top BEFORE entering the information. Each type has different information boxes to fill out.
  3. Look at your Works Cited Organizer and type the info into the correct boxes.
  4. When finished, click save.

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DownLoad the Works Cited Page

  1. Select all the citations you created for the project; a check mark will appear.
  2. Click on Download Works Cited.

If you still plan to add more resources to the project, don’t download until finished. The citations are saved.

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You Choose How to Download

Frequently Used

  • Copy & Paste - choose to add it to the end of a project or presentation
  • Google Drive - will create a new Google doc
  • Click on Recent to find the MyBib doc

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Works Cited Page….Completed!

MyBib put my bibliography info in:

  • MLA 8 style
  • Alphabetical order- look at first letter of each citation
  • Hanging indents- first line is at the left margin, any other lines indented

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Need More Help?

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  • Email Mrs. Chan: cmui@ccsd.edu
  • Ask your subject teacher
  • Ask someone in your class who finished their Works Cited page.

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