GEN: citation compilers such as noodletools

[Deborah Stafford <Deborah_Stafford@COMPUSERVE.COM>]

We also miss noodletools, and will be unable to subscribe at this time
since my budget has been spent. I do agree that the makers of Noodletools=

should be compensated - and that keeping the site ad free is a bonus. If
you read the information on their site, they also regret what happened bu=
t
had very little choice.

I have shown the two alternatives listed =

EasyBib   http://www.easybib.com <http://easybib.com>   MLA free,  MyBibP=
ro
gives MLA or APL BUT users need a subscription at $5.00 per year. There i=
s
a version for libraries at a cost of 25 cents per student, per year. =


Slate Citation Machine
http://landmarks4schools.org/citation_machine/cm_web.php3 =

Returns citations in both MLA and APL format. So far no subscription rate=
. =


  Several English teachers are most willing to let their students use
these.  One teacher is going to make students do several hand written one=
s,
then compare theirs to one of these to see how close they can come. =


I am thinking out loud here ---  In looking at which does the best job of=

supporting MLA style. Is it more important that we get the EXACT MLA styl=
e
or that we teach the importance to students following a standard for
citations?  By this I mean -- the English teachers at my school do not al=
l
agree on what the "correct" style is. I have a print manual  for MLA
(recent), have shown them several web sites including one from the Modern=

Language Association. I also show them the citation guides from out
electronic databases (which I would assume are correct). In each case at
least one teacher is sure that isn't correct form. These teachers hand ou=
t
their "standard" format.

I tell the students that they should always find out what the standards a=
re
for the class they are taking. If going on to college, find out what the
standards are for that college. There may be a guide book for sale in the=

college book store giving the standards expected.

As I said, I am thinking out loud. I would be interested in other opinion=
s
as I have an open mind on this.

Deborah J. Stafford
Gen. H.H. Arnold High School
Wiesbaden Germany
now proudly on the web at http://www.wies-hs.odedodea.edu
Deborah_Stafford@compuserve.com

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