NoodleBib 

Scholarly Journal: A scholarly journal contains original research articles, scholarly interpretations, and literary works of interest to academic readers. Articles are written by people who are experts in a particular field. Submissions are peer reviewed which means that the scholar's work is evaluated for publication by experts or researchers in the field.

Popular Magazines: A popular magazine, such as Time and Newsweek, contain articles of current events or general interest and are geared to the reading public as being informative or recreational.  Submissions are selected by editors in order to attract, inform, and entertain readers.

ALPHABETIZING ENTRIES - NoodleBib will alphabetize your reference entries for you, and then realphabetize them as entries are changed, added, and deleted.

BACK BUTTON - Do not use the internet browser's Back button when using NoodleBib. (You may be taken out of your session accidentally.) Use the NoodleBib buttons or links.

CHECK FOR ERRORS BUTTON - The Check for Errors selection will not correct for typos, so users will need to proofread their work carefully.

CITING CQ RESEARCHER - The online version of this publication can be confusing to cite. After speaking with MLA staff, NoodleBib recommends the following when citing CQ Researcher :

• Choose Magazine as the citation type from the drop-down menu
• Select Online as the publication medium
• Select An Article
• Choose Periodical Subscription, not "subscription database", since this is an online magazine.

CREATING PARENTHETICAL (IN-TEXT) REFERENCES - After you create a citation, a link for Parenthetical Reference will appear to the left of the citation. When you click the link, a pop-up window shows you how to create a parenthetical reference for this item.

ENTER CITATIONS AT YOUR CONVENIENCE - Your list is automatically saved as you create it in your Personal Folder. You can easily add or delete citations during different sessions. Your Personal Folder can hold several lists and each of these lists can be updated at any time.

IS IT A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL OR A MAGAZINE? - NoodleBib provides several explanatory links throughout their forms to help you determine which periodical you are citing.

MERGING LISTS - To merge two or more lists of the same style

• Check the boxes next to the lists that you wish to merge.
• Click the Merge button.
• Enter a brief description for the new, merged list.
• Click Merge again.

PUNCTUATION AND FORMATTING - NoodleBib will add the correct punctuation and formatting, but users will need to provide the correct capitalization and abbreviations by following the notes and links on the NoodleBib forms.

QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR FINISHED CITATION? - Click the Have a Question? link to the left of the entry that is involved. On the following screen, describe your question and provide your name and e-mail address to get assistance from NoodleBib.