NoodleBib (NoodleTools) Guidesheet for STUDENTS

(created by Sally Carroll-Ricks, MLS, MM, AHIP, Library Systems Administrator/E-Resources Librarian, Assistant Professor, scarroll@tlu.edu, updated 8/26/2008)

1. Go to library home page at http://www.tlu.edu/library
2. Click the "Bibliographic Citations Styles" link.
3. On the next screen, click “NoodleBib (NoodleTools).”
4. To create your personal ID and password, click “Create a new folder.”
5. Click on the “I am a student” button.
6. Type in the personal ID you would like to have and then click “Check availability.”
7. When you type in a name that is available, you will get a GREEN message saying that it is available.
8. The next time you go to NoodleBib, you will type in your Personal ID and password.

To begin adding citations

1. Login with your Personal ID and Password.
2. To begin adding citations, click “Start New List.”
3. Click the button for either Modern Language Association or American Psychological Association, type a description of the list, and then click “Start Adding Citations.”
4. From this point forward, you will be creating citations as you conduct your research.  You will be keeping this NoodleBib window open while at the same time, in a separate browser window, consulting the source containing your citation information.  This will allow you to follow the prompts in NoodleBib while you evaluate your source document; and then “copy” (Ctrl-C) and “paste” (Ctrl-V) the information called for in NoodleBib.
5. Print your source document (journal article, bibliographic citation, etc.) at this time.

To share your NoodleBib work with your professor

1. Login with your Personal ID and Password in NoodleBib.
2. You must first create a “New List” so it will appear on “My Lists.”
3. Check-mark the list containing the work you want to share with your professor, and then, click SHARE.
4. In the next window, type in your real name and the Class Name that your professor gave you, for example, “GEC 134-06.”
5. When you have typed in your name and Class Name, click SHARE MY LISTS.
6. The next time your professor logs on, he/she will see a screen containing a section named, “Lists Shared With Me.”
7. Your professor will be able to see your work.
8. To see comments your professor has made about your work, click  “View Comments.”
9. Correct your citations according to your professor’s comments.

To prepare your final list

1. Logged on to NoodleBib, click "My Lists."
2. Click the link to the list of your choice.
3. Click "Save as Word Doc" to see your options.
4. Click on each option to edit. NoodleBib will inform you of the MLA-preferred style for each option.
5. Under "Formatting Options," click the "Page Header" and enter your last name.
6. For the draft copy of your list while you are preparing your project, you will want to include "citations AND annotations." However, you may need to edit this option to include citations only if that is your professor's instruction. Editing the options has no effect on what you have entered in NoodleBib when you created the citation.
7. When ready to prepare the final list, click "Export and Print."
8. If you get the "Information Bar" prompt, click OK.
9. On the next screen, select the "click here" link.
10. At the "File Download" prompt, click SAVE.
11. At the "Save As" prompt, dropdown to your "Y" drive or to the permanent location of your choice. Change the name of the file to something meaningful, for example, "MUS 130 Copland."
12. At the "Download Complete" prompt, click OPEN FOLDER and take note of the pathway so you can navigate to it later.
13. Double-click the file to open it.
14. With NoodleBib open, proof-read your final file. If you see a citation amiss, correct it in NoodleBib. Then, repeat the above steps to Export and Print.
15. To append your final list to the end of a written paper, create a Page Break at the end of the last line in your paper, which will create a blank page. In the NoodleBib file, SELECT ALL text (Ctrl-A), then "copy" (Ctrl-C) and "paste" (Ctrl-V) onto the blank page you created in your paper. Now, the page numbers for your list will be in proper sequence.