OASD Library Guides: English: Civil Rights Movement

Noodlebib Mini Guide

Noodlebib is a web-based tool that helps you cite information sources in MLA or APA style, take notes, outline, and organize your research. Getting started
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Taking Notes in Noodlebib
An overview of the note taking process using the Noodlebib notecard feature.
Notecard Checklist
Use this checklist to confirm that the information in your notecards is complete before exporting into a word processing program.

Export Sources to Create a Works Cited Page

From the Sources screen, select Print/Export
Select Formatting Options to set your header (your last name).
Select Export as a Word Doc (or Google Docs).
Locate the downloaded file in your browser and open in a Word, Pages, or other program.
Add the works cited to the last page of your paper or save as a stand-alone document.

Export Your Works Cited List
Export your citation/source list to print, or save to a word processing program like Microsoft Word or Pages.

Export Information in Notecards to Word

From the Notecard screen, confirm that all notecards have been moved into your outline in the desired order.
Select Print > Outline with Notecards
Select Export to Word or Google Docs
Deselect all checkboxes EXCEPT for Quotation, Paraphrase, and My Ideas
Select submit and follow the prompts from your browser to open download in Word/Google docs.
See the document below for more detailed instructions.

Exporting your Outline and Notecards in Noodlebib
Follow these instructions to move the information in your note cards from Noodlebib to a word processing document.

Free Websites - General U.S. History

Free Websites - African American History and Culture

Tips for Searching the AccessIt Library Catalog

Search the Destiny catalog for names of specific people, groups and events.
View the Civil Rights resource list (also access it on the left side bar in the Destiny).
Consult the print resources on the cart reserved for the project (books should be returned to the cart in the back of the computer lab for the duration of the project).

The March on Washington

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., third from left, marches in a line of men with arms linked during the March on Washington for civil rights on Aug. 28, 1963. Associated Press. Civil Rights March. 1963. Nysut.org. Web. 16 Oct. 2014.

Literary/Author Reference

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Databases

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World Book Advanced
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