How to Create and Edit a Source Reference

How to Create a Source Reference

3. When you create a new citation, you will be prompted to select the source location and type. The content of the list will vary depending on what project level you selected. The example shown below is using the Advanced level (MLA).  

4. On the form, any field that has a red * is required. If the field has no data, you will not be able to submit the form. Note that other fields are also necessary to create the reference properly, but there are cases when those non-starred fields might need to be left empty.

5. As you type into a field, NoodleTools automatically checks for common errors with capitalization, abbreviations, and more. When a yellow warning triangle appears to the right of a field, mouse-over the triangle to view suggestions for how to correct the potential problem.

6. An Annotation field at the bottom of every form allows you to create an annotated bibliography (you can later choose to include or exclude the annotations from your exported source list via the Print Formatting option).

7. Submit the form to add your reference to your source list.

8. If there are multiple references in your source list, a link Jump to citation I just edited at the top of your bibliography takes you to the one you just added (which will also be highlighted in your list).

9. Repeat all steps above for each source you wish to cite.

How to Edit a Source Reference

1. Find the source reference you wish to edit and select Edit on the Options menu. 

2. Modify the information about your source. You can either:

• Correct individual fields,

• Use the dropdown list(s) at the top of the form to change the source or content types (e.g., Journal instead of Magazine or Editorial instead of Article), or

• Modify the publication medium if necessary by selecting a different tab at the top of the form (e.g., Web Site instead of Print).
  
  

3. Check for any new data required if you have updated the publication medium or source/content type.

4. Click Submit.

5. If there are multiple references in your source list, a link Jump to citation I just edited at the top of your bibliography takes you to the one you just added (which will also be highlighted in your list).

How to Delete and Undelete Source References

Deleting a reference from your source list:

1. Find the entry you wish to remove and select Delete on the Options menu.

2. Click OK when asked Are you sure you want to delete this entry?

Deleting multiple references at once:

1. Mark the checkboxes on the left to the references you wish to delete.

2. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click Delete.

3. Click OK when asked Are you sure you wish to delete all of the entries that are selected above?

Undeleting references:

1. Click Undelete at the top of the screen.

2. A Restore deleted citations window will appear that allows you mark checkboxes next to the items you wish to recover.

3. Click Undelete.
   
   

NOTE:
Notecards become unlinked from a source when the reference is deleted (they become “thought cards”). If you restore a reference, you will need to relink its notecards (either by editing each notecard and selecting the right item from the Source menu or by selecting multiple notecards on the Notecard Tabletop and clicking Link to source to relink all of them).

Citing Works of Art, Photographs, and Images in NoodleTools

Watch this tutorial to learn how to use NoodleTools to cite images in art:  photographs or illustrations, "born digital" images like logos or graphics, or works of visual art.  

Tutorial created by Susan Timmons, Upper School Librarian, The Harpeth Hall School, Ann Scott Carell Library, Nashville, Tennessee, September 5, 2018, using Screencast-O-Matic.