So, you think you know

how to cite?

Better CHECK IT!

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How to Proofread your Works Cited page

OGC Secondary Library

Want Perfect Citations?

Use your Noodle!

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Only Noodletools gives you…

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• Perfect page format

even alphabetized!

• Perfect citation format

because you control the input of the information, not a bot

• Warnings about possible errors

Format the Works Cited PAGE properly

• Double space
• No empty lines between entries
• Font is consistent & same font as the essay
• Title is Works Cited - in the center, not underlined, bold, or anything other than regular font
• Alphabetize the entries
• Hanging Indent for each full citation (first line is to the left, second and other lines are indented toward the right)

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VISUALLY,

the page

format should be like THIS.

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At OIS we include the date accessed at the end.

These dashes mean “Same author as above”

Not this! Notice the difference, visually

Your Turn: Find FIVE Page Format Errors

ANSWERS

1. Title should plain & centered (not bold, on the left, partially capitalized or with any color)
2. Page should be Double-Spaced
3. There should not be any blank lines between entries
4. Entries should be Alphabetized
5. Font should be Consistent

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#1

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#2

#3

Perfect CITATION Format

• Author is a person’s name - if not given SKIP IT
• Do not use the name of a business, organization, group as the author
• Authors can also be “contributors” - ex. a YouTuber nickname, etc
• The Publisher and Site name should not be the same
• If the publisher name is the same as the site, leave the publisher blank (EX: CNN and CNN)
• No all caps. Check Capitalization
• follow correct grammar, not the author’s style
• No vertical lines
• If date of the source is not given, using Publication date of the page or site (usually in the footer)
• Use the Date Accessed for all citations (technically optional but we require it)

Citation Order & Punctuation

Format the CITATIONS Properly

The overall format is ok, but…

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Wrong title, wrong title format

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Duplicated info (publisher is the same as the site, so use only site)

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Vertical line

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Noodletools vs. EasyBib (and others….)

Incorrect author

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Duplicated info & site name incorrect

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No hanging indent

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No access date

PERFECT!

Your

Turn:

Find

Three

Errors

Answers

Should be in the center

No date accessed (optional but better to include)

Not an author

Your

Turn:

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Find

Five

Errors

Answers

Inconsistent use of Date Accessed

No location (link? Live performance?

Vertical lines

All caps (never!)

Strange site name / publisher

REMEMBER:

A Works Cited page needs to be perfect in TWO Ways

Page Format

• Double space
• No empty lines between entries
• Font is consistent & same font as the essay
• Title is Works Cited - in the center, not underlined, bold, or anything other than regular font
• Alphabetize the entries
• Hanging Indent for each full citation (first line is to the left, second and other lines are indented toward the right)

Citation Format

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Title will be in quotation marks or italics

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Container can be more than one (academic journal & database that “contains” it)

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Note punctuation between each part

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Location (link or venue)

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