Easy as pie

How hard is it to do a citation? It seems so simple - who did it, what did they do, where does my reader get it. That's all there is to a citation - author, title, publisher. Really! What makes a citation difficult to do correctly is capitalization, spacing, and punctuation.  The content and the pattern is the same for all citation styles- Who, What and Where.

Many database vendors offer the citations at the end of each article. They include the database information. It is very handy when you e-mail an article from these vendors to have the citation included. Unfortunately, not every vendor includes the citation.

Easy Bib is the latest tool we've added to our library resources. Some faculty are thrilled with the addition, some are not as happy. It isn't any different than using the vendor provided citations. It does help students do it 'right' the first time.
What astounds me is the Research tab provided by Easy Bib . You search for your topic. Resources cited by others in Easy Bib are pulled up. There is a tab for Academic (print) sources and Online sources. Each list shows how often the resource was cited. There is also a green check mark if Easy Bib thinks it's a credible source. That is handy for the Online selections.

A tip for using the Academic tab, some links go directly to the article, some provide the option to purchase the article. If you're confronted with a Buy now button, check in GALILEO to see if the article is available full text.

Your CTC librarian can give you the login information to use Easy Bib . It's more than a citation creator.

-kss