FYIs: MLA Paper Formatting Template Go to: Library Page > Resources by Subject > Research and Writing> MLA Template: Word OR Google Doc

FYIs: Accessing Databases from Home Passwords and other access info can be found if you click on the black star on the library home page:

Go to EasyBib.com Login or Sign up 1) EasyBib If you had time, you’ve already done this not necessary right now, but if you want to add a coupon code, it’s: skylinehs see more “how-tos” here

Click on “Bibliography” under your new project name… Create a “New Project” Name your project nothing else needs to be filled in but, choose MLA 8 Click on “Bibliography” under your new project name…

2) Databases Library Page > Databases & eBooks For this assignment - SHS eBooks & KCLS eBooks - ABC-Clio - Facts on File - History Study Center If you use a “KCLS” database… your user name is 411 followed by your ASB# your pin is the last four digits of your ASB#

Citing a Database Using the search box at the top, search for… Once your search list is generated, click on an orange article title to open the article Find the citation on the page. Databases have an icon for this at the top or side of the page. It may say “Cite this,” “Citation,”, “Citation Tools”, or just a pencil icon… When the citation dialog box opens, copy the citation if available, choose MLA 8, if it’s not an option, MLA 7 is fine don’t export, etc. – formatting tends to change

Go back to EasyBib Choose the “Database” tab Then on the bottom right corner – choose “Copy & Paste” Then paste your database citation and “Create Citation” This database citation will join your book citation in your project’s bibliography.

3) Citing a Book In your EasyBib bibliography, choose the “Book” tab

The enter the ISBN# in the box, then “Cite This” Locate ISBN# on back of book and cite the book It’s the bottom-most number, starting with # 978… (no spaces/dashes); do NOT use the Skyline Library code The enter the ISBN# in the box, then “Cite This”

The title of the book will appear > choose orange “Cite This”> then orange “Create Citation” at bottom of page once it’s filled in

4) Create a properly formatted Works Cited page a) Click on the orange “Export” tab at the top of your bibliography list b) Then from drop-down list choose “Print as Word Doc” -the other options probably work too, give it a try c) Then the orange “Download for MS Word” d) It will open a Word document with a correctly formatted Works Cited page

5) In-text citations Remember, an in-text citation needs to be in parentheses followed by a period. What goes in the parentheses is the first word in on your Works Cited list… Author's last name if there’s an author, followed by a page number – for this example – everyone will use page 10 and because an in-text citation is as brief as possible, you do not add a comma nor the word “page”, nor “pg”, nor “p” – it is just the number No author? just include the first word in the entry if there are quotes around this word, you must add the quotes in the in-text citation