How to cite a primary source that is found in another source. "A source within a source"
Transcript of NoodleTools How to Cite Primary Sources Found in Books and eBooks 2013
1. The Taft School Library How to Cite a Primary Source Found
in a Print or Electronic Book 3/28/13
2. Tip: Whether you use the print or electronic version of a
book, look it up in RhinoCat. Its really easy to find information
you need for NoodleTools there.
3. Choose Anthology / Collection from the pull-down list of
source types An Anthology is generally a collection of literary
works, such as short stories, poems, or plays. The NoodleTools
template Anthology / Collection works well for citing primary
sources contained in our books and ebooks because it allows you to
cite a previously published source contained within another
source.
4. Choose Continue.
5. NoodleTools defaults to Print IMPORTANT! Did you find your
primary source in one of Tafts subscription databases such as Gale
Virtual Reference Library or Salem History?
6. If so, click on the Database tab.
7. Another way to go If you found your document in an
electronic database, you can select Database at the beginning
8. And then choose Anthology / Collection from the list of
Database content
9. The only difference between the Print and Database forms is
that you must provide the name of the Database in which you found
your document. From here down, the forms are identical.
10. Information about the primary source goes in this section.
Information about the book or ebook containing the primary source
goes in this section
11. Select the name of the Database from the list. But leave
DOI, URL and Database Accession Number blank. We dont require them
at Taft. X X X Click on today to autofill the date
12. Find the Author, Title and the Date of your document
13. Fill in Author, Title of document and Year originally
published in the area labeled Story, Essay, Poem, Longer Work.
14. Add the specific page numbers of your document in the
Anthology / Collection area. Enter Editors, Title and Publication
information of the book/ebook containing your document
15. Click Submit
16. Your new citation for the document by Cotton Mather
17. Edit, Copy or Delete your citation
18. Click on Footnote Format for the pop-up window showing the
format for your first footnote and subsequent notes.
19. Customize the example with the page number of your
quotation or paraphrase and NoodleTools will autofill the footnotes
above. Note: Page numbers arent always available in electronic
sources.
20. Copy and Paste footnotes into your paper
21. Your ready-to-print bibliography Tip: SAVE it to your
Documents folder