EasyBib

[|EasyBib] is a website that can help you cite all your sources no matter what it is. Calling it the “ Automatic Bibliography & Citation Maker”, EasyBib allows the user to select the type of citation needed, enter key information into the provided fields, and it does the rest! With support for new editions of widely used citation formats such as MLA 7th edition and APA 6th edition, EasyBib makes writing smart and intuitive. Currently, students will be able to cite anything in MLA for free. However, APA and Chicago style is only available to those who [|register] for an account. No one can question the importance of proper citations in an academic paper. However, learning widely used citations like [|APA] (American Psychological Association) and [|MLA] (Modern Language Association) can prove to have a difficult and steep learning curve. Easy to learn but hard to master, in a sense, these two particular citation styles are taught poorly in many high school curriculums. Whether a lack of emphasis on citation’s importance, improper or insufficient education, or simply tolerating poor citations or lack of, many high school students enter college without the necessary skills needed to write a college paper. Without the proper in-class education, it is up to the student to catch up to the standards and learn the proper citations themselves. There are many traditional resources out there that can help, including [|APA] and [|MLA] manuals, and websites such as the writing lab at [|The Owl at Purdue University]. Once a small understanding of the concept and importance of proper citations is understood, EasyBib can then aid the student in writing a great paper! EasyBib takes out the monotonous task of constantly referring to manuals and handbooks for proper citations for the many different kinds that exists for each type of resource material. With EasyBib, just select your source type (i.e; book, publication, online article, etc.), enter key information, and it generates the proper citation for you to copy and paste! Students are not limited to one source at a time. As a //bibliography maker//, EasyBib can generate an entire bibliography for a student's easy reference. The typical University of Hawai’i undergraduate student usually does all of their work in a very untimely manner. Instead of focusing on work, these students update their facebook statuses on how they are struggling in school and how we should all feel bad for them. Procrastination is all they know. When deadlines are approaching, students become desperate, and compromise on their work efforts. Many times, the paper suffers in writing quality, and most times, it lacks proper proofreading and citations. EasyBib helps free up a lot of time for the procrastinating, last minute student by formatting citations for you! In a more practical manner, High school teachers can utilize EasyBib in their lesson plans to help students get a better grasp on the importance of citations before they go off to college. If traditional ways of teaching the subject is ineffective, then simplified, user-friendly applications like EasyBib may just help students to get over their mental “blocks” that prevent them from attempting to learn.
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__Manual Method:__ //Book to be cited//: 24 Declassified: Operation Hell Gate (MLA Format) __Information needed__ //Author:// Marc Cerasini //Title:// Operation Hell Gate //Publication Info:// HarperEntertainment, New York, 2005

1) Select the drop down box //click here to select a source.// 2) We are citing a regular novel or book in MLA format. Select **book** from the drop down list 3) Select the contributor type. In this case, select **author**. 4) Enter the authors first and last name into the fields provided. 5) Enter the title of the book in the source title box 6) Enter the publication information in the publisher, city, and year fields. 7) Click the //create citation// button to have EasyBib autogenerate your correctly formatted MLA citation!

Here's the citation for the novel 24 Declassified: Operation Hell Gate

Cerasini, Marc. //24 Declassified: Operation Hell Gate//. New York: HarperEntertainment, 2005. Print.

__Automatic Method:__ Find the ISBN 10 or 13 number identifcation. For this novel, the 10 digit number is 0060842245.

1) Enter the 10 or 13 digit ISBN number into ISBN number field. 2) Select //autocite!// If found, all the relevant information on the book is pasted into each respective field. 3) Click the //create citation// button to have EasyBib autogenerate your correctly formatted MLA citation!


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[|APA official website]

[|EasyBib] [|The OWL at Purdue]

[|MLA official website]