When creating citations in NoodleTools, these are very commonly asked questions:
What if I can't find the author?
- Leave this field empty.
- Do not use the website name as the author name.
- If an editor name can be found, enter the name and change the field to "editor".
What if there is more than one author?
- Include all authors in your citation.
- Use the "add contributor" button to add as many authors as necessary.
- Enter the author names in NoodleTools in the order they appear on the document/webpage article.
What if I can't find the publisher?
Should I use acronyms for the website name?
- If the website is very common or well-known, using an acronym is fine; i.e. BBC, CNN.
- If the website name is not very common, spell it out.
What if the website name is the same as the publisher name?
- Only use it as the website name, and leave the publisher name field empty.
When should I use a publication date versus an access date?
- Publication date is preferred and best; always use the most recently updated date as the publication date.
- If a publication date cannot be found, use the access date - the day you viewed the website.
- It is okay to use both dates, but you must have at least one - publication or access date.
- Some publication dates only have month and year, that is okay.
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