What's My Source?
Before you can use a citation builder like Noodletools, you must be able to identify the type of material you are citing.
You can use the following questions to help you identify what kind of source you have. Begin with one of the basic types of information and select the appropriate answer. This will direct you to further questions and answers until you arrive at your probable source.
Begin on this page if you are interpreting a citation (such as one retrieved from a database or web site) to try and identify what type of source material you are using.
Interpreting a Citation
Start with a piece of basic information all citations include, or if they don't include it, that is important too. Information about the author.
Interpreting an Original Source
If you are looking at an original source (be it a document or a web page or a video), go to this page.
Created June 16, 2010
Revised June 22, 2010