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Avoid plagiarism
Save time and aggravation
Make your life EASIER!
How does EasyBib make research easier?
Easily create Works Cited in MLA7 format
Fill-in forms help document sources accurately
Focus on writing and understanding citation, instead of formatting rules
Export to Word or Google Docs fully-formatted
Save Works Cited pages online
Safe and secure: no spam or viruses
Register for an EasyBib Account
2. Register and create an account
with EasyBib
1. Click the register link
3. Enter an email address and
password. Use one you will
remember, such as your school
computer login.4. No other info needed.
You may use a fake e-mail, but if you do, you won’t be able to retrieve
a lost password.5. Click “Create an Account”
This is your project management page. From here you can create, manage, and view projects. Start
by clicking “Create a new project”
Getting started
Creating a new project
Select MLA7
Give your project atitle, such as the subject of your paper.
Then click “Create”
Your new project has been created and appears at the bottom of your list.
Getting Started
To start creating citations for this project, just click “Bibliography”
Starting your Bibliography and selecting a source type
This is the bibliography start page.Use these tabs to open fill-in forms
Viewing all source typesClick on “All 58 options” for links to forms for all the possible types of sources.
It’s important to choose the right form.
Click the “Create citation” button, and...
Citing a book
If you don’t know what goes in a box, click on it to open “Help”
Select the correct medium
Check here to see if you have the right form!
Fill in all the information:Spell correctly!
Capitalize!
To add another source, click on “All 58 options” again.
Building your list
VOILA!Easybib reverses
the name, adds italics &
punctuation, and adds it to your list in
alphabetical order!
If you find a typo or left something out, click on “edit” to open the form again. Make your changes, then click “Update citation”
Click “Create Citation”
Citing an Encyclopedia
If there is more than one author, click “Add another contributor” to add new boxes.
If it’s an Editor, not an Author,Click on the pull-down menu and choose Editor.
Select the correct medium
Check here to see if you have the right form!
Fill in all the information:Spell correctly!
Capitalize!
Citing a website
Click “Create Citation”
The title of webpage or section goes here.
Fill in the rest.Find the Publisher/Sponsor usually at the bottom of the page by the copyright date.
URL is NOT necessary unless your teacher requires it.
Electronically published is the date posted or revised.
Date accessed is the day you got the info from the website.
Click “Create citation”
Citing a document from an Online Database
Click here to open a list and choose what kind of document it was.
Get the right database name.
EBSCO, Facts on File, SIRS,
ABC-Clio, etc.is the Publisher/
Service provider, NOT the
database
URL is NOT
required unless
your teacher
says so.
Exporting your Works Cited PageWhen you are finished
typing all your sources,
check for typos and missing info.
If you are ready,Click “Print as Word
Document”.
You can also e-mail it, or export to Google Docs.
Click on “Click here to download your
bibliography for MS Word”.
Exporting your bibliography
Click to “Open”.
Ta-da!!!Your Works
Cited page is DONE!
Save a copy to your network
folder, and print it for your teacher.
Log out
Use your back browser to go back to the
Bibliography page.
Click on“logout”.
There is no need to ‘save’ your file.Easybib does it
automatically.