Easybib Lesson
- 1. CREATING A WORKS CITED PAGE THE EASY(BIB) WAY…
- 2. Quick Review: MLA 7 Book Format Figley, Marty Rhodes. Prisoner for Liberty. Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press, 2008. Print. Author’s last name, Author’s first name(s). Title of Book. Place of publication: Name of publisher, Copyright date. Print.
- 3. Quick Review: MLA 7 Website Format Kindig, Thomas. “John Adams.” Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2010. <http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/ad ams_j.htm>. Author’s last name, Author’s first name(s). “Website article.” Website. Publisher, Date published. Web. Date accessed. <URL>.
- 4. Now, let’s try EasyBib…. EasyBib site is linked from the Media Center page: http://www.easybib.com What is EasyBib? Does EasyBib always provide the correct citation? How can EasyBib help me with my Works Cited page?
- 5. Using EasyBib to Cite our Book EasyBib’s citation for Prisoner for Liberty Best to use ISBN number (a unique 13-digit number that identifies the book) to locate your title. The ISBN number can usually be found in two places: On the back of the title page On the back cover of the book ISBN for Prisoner for Liberty is 9780822572800
- 6. Using EasyBib to Cite our Website Use the URL (address that begins with http://) of a Website to start creating your citation. URL for John Adams page is : http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/ada ms_j.htm Review next page CAREFULLY and add or change information as necessary with attention to the red boxes.
- 7. Other Source Types World Book article (use option for an online encyclopedia article) FactCite entry (use option for an online encyclopedia article)
- 8. Exporting Your Works Cited Page Once you have created a citation for all sources (you should have at least two: online and print), EasyBib will create your Works Cited page for you! Magic! Make sure entries are in alphabetical order. Select YES for publication placeholders. Click “Save as Word Doc” and proceed without registering. Open your Word file, add your name in the header, save to your folder and print. Easy!