Citing Poetry for Students
using NoodleTools
There are four types of citations:
1. Introductory material (including the poet biography, poem text, poem summary, themes,
style, historical context, and critical overview)
2. Critical essay written for Poetry for Students
3. Previously published critical essay from a journal reprinted in Poetry for Students
4. Previously published critical essay from a book reprinted in Poetry for Students
Note: You must determine what type of information you are using in order to cite it properly.
Example #1
Introductory Material:
poet biography, poem text, poem summary,
themes, style, historical context,
and critical overview
•Author Biography
•Poem Text
•Poem Summary
•Themes
•Style
•Historical Context
•Critical Overview
Pull down window to
select citation type:
Reference Source
Keep the default
Click Next
Select Online if you
accessed the E-book
version
Click Next
Since Poetry for
Students is not an
encyclopedia choose
“Other”
You’ll be citing the
entire article.
Yes, Poetry for Students
was duplicated from the
print version
Click Next
Double check here to
ensure you are using the
proper citation format
The introductory
material is unsigned
Since your article
title is the title of your
poem, you must
place quotation
marks around the
title
Fill in the first, middle, and
last name of your editor. If
you have more than one
editor click Add.
Look in the source
citation for your
editor’s name
Since Poetry for Students is an
ongoing series leave the total
number of volumes blank.
You may truncate your
URL to the domain level.
You may stop the
URL at the .com
Here is where you will
place your annotation.
Check for errors
Single quotation marks are
needed since the title of the
article is the title of a poem
Update the citation
Here is my
completed citation
You can always go
back and edit
Example #2
Critical Essay written for
Poetry for Students
Therefore you would cite it
as a reference book article
Pull down window to
select citation type:
Reference Source
Keep the default
Click Next
Select Online if you
accessed the E-book
version
Click Next
Since Poetry for
Students is not an
encyclopedia choose
“Other”
Yes, Poetry for Students
was duplicated from the
print version
Click Next
Double check here to
ensure you are using the
proper citation format
Use the source
citation at the end of
the essay to find the
basic information
Information about the print
reference source is in the book or
in the Gale Virtual Reference
Library citation.
Click “Add” if you have more than
one editor
Since Poetry for Students is an
ongoing series leave the total
number of volumes blank.
You may truncate your
URL to the domain level.
Check for errors then
update citation
Notice that NoodleTools
sorts my citations
alphabetically!
Example #3
A previously published essay from a
journal reprinted in Poetry for Students
You can tell the original
publication was a journal when
you see a volume and issue
number or a month/season of
publication
Select “Journal” since the
original source was a journal
The article is reprinted in
Poetry for Students
If you use the EBook
version from the Gale Virtual
Reference Library select
Online
Double check here to
ensure you are using the
proper citation format
Use the source
citation at the end of
the essay to find the
basic information
Click add if you have more
than one editor
You may truncate your
URL to the domain level.
Check for errors and then
update your citation
Here’s the list of completed
citations
Example #4
A previously published essay from a book
reprinted in Poetry for Students
Example #4: A previously published essay from a book
You can tell the original
publication was a book when
you see a publisher and a year
of publication
This is an excerpt from
the full essay
Select “Book” since the
original source came from a
book
The article is an excerpt
reprinted in
Poetry for Students
If you use the EBook
version from the Gale Virtual
Reference Library select
Online
Leave at basic section
unless your are citing an
introduction, preface, etc.
Click “No” if the article is an
excerpt
You may truncate your
URL to the domain level.
Add your annotation.
Check for errors and then
update your citation
You can add, change and delete
citations as you work through the
research process.
Be sure to keep your list until you
receive your final grade on your
project.
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