1. Instructional Guide
Original presentation created by EasyBib, adapted by
V. Santacroce for educational purposes following Fair
Use Guidelines and permission to modify.

2. Bowker Presentation 9.15.08
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3. How does EasyBib make research easier?
Citation Generation
Easily create a bibliography in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles
Export to Word fully formatted
Create in text citations, and tag and sort citations
Note Taking
Two systems: virtual note cards and Cornell Note taking
Create an outline
Group, tag, and associates notes with your outline and sources

4. Registering with IP authentication
1. Click the
register link
2. Register and
create an account
with EasyBib
3. Do not register
with 3rd party
accounts, even
though they give
this option
You must register from school computers and use your school e-mail
account to get FULL access to our WHITEWATER ACCOUNT!! Do not
register from home!

5. Getting started
This is the project management page. From here
you can create, manage, and view projects. Start
by clicking “Create a new project”

6. Creating a new project
To start your project,
give it a title
Next, select the
desired citation style
(don’t worry if you
pick the wrong one,
you can always
change it later
Then click “Create” automatically)

7. Starting a bibliography
Your new
project has
been
created and
appears at
the bottom
To start creating citations for this of your list
project, just click “Bibliography”

8. Using the citation and
bibliography tool

9. Selecting a source type to cite
Here is the bibliography start page; from here
there are tabs for the most popular sources, as
well as a tab for all 59 sources EasyBib supports

10. Viewing all source types
Clicking on the
“All 59 options”
tab will expand
a pane that
provides you
with links to
forms that will
help you cite
just about any
type of source
you may come
across

11. Citing a book
EasyBib allows
users to
automatically
format book
citations by simply
entering a title,
keyword or ISBN.
EasyBib offers
auto-citing for 22 of
the 59 sources
Enter your search term, find the
appropriate edition from the list, click
“select”, and...

12. Citing a book
EasyBib allows
users to
automatically
format book
citations by simply
entering a title,
keyword or ISBN.
EasyBib offers
auto-citing for 22 of
the 59 sources
Enter your search term, find the
appropriate edition from the list, click
“select”, and...

13. Citing a book
The fields are automatically filled in for you!
Be sure to make sure the
information is correct
Select the correct medium &
add additional info
The “LearnCite” feature shows you
where different elements are
placed within the citation, and
highlights specific rules such as
Click the “Create citation” those around capitalization
button, and...

14. Building your list
Your citation is
automatically
formatted and
added to your
list. Continue
the process to
build your
works cited

15. Citing a website
You can automatically
format a website by
simply entering a URL.
EasyBib will grab the
data from the site and
automatically fill in the
form
*Be sure to make sure
all of the information is
correct and fill in any
empty fields

16. Information literacy for websites
EasyBib will show you
EasyBib has analyzed criteria on how the
the most cited websites website was evaluated,
and will let you know and how you can
what sources are evaluate the website as
credible to cite, what a credible source to use
aren’t, and what are in in your research
the middle

17. Information literacy for websites
EasyBib provides visual
examples and guidelines so
students learn to find and
analyze criteria used in
evaluating online sources.
Examples show credible,
questionable, and non-credible
websites

18. Source guide
Not sure if
you’re at the
correct form?
Click the Help
link, which is
on all 59
forms and the
tab menu
The source guide will give you suggestions,
definitions and examples of specific source types
and then re-direct you to the appropriate form

19. Manual entry and annotations
If you prefer, or if
your information
cannot be
automatically found,
you can manually
enter the data for
your citation. Enter
as much information
as you can. EasyBib
will automatically
format it for you
You can add
annotations to any
citation

20. Citation guide
Need help
understanding
and finding
information?
Clicking on the “Citation Guide” tab will take you to a page
that defines key sources, and using examples, shows you
the location of different data elements

21. Importing citations from databases
Select “Upload citations” Upload your citations to
from the “All 59 options” your list. Click the tutorial
menu links if you need help

22. Direct citation export from databases
Numerous databases
support a direct export to
EasyBib, making it easy for
students to export their
citations. The number of
supported databases is
growing

23. Parenthetical citations and footnotes
Create parenthetical Create and save footnotes
citations in MLA and APA in Chicago style
and adjust what
information you’d like to
include

24. Switching citation styles, sorting, and tagging
Sort alphabetically, by
source, by tag, and date
created
Transitioning
between MLA, APA,
and Chicago is
seamless and
automatic
Add tags to
organize your
citations

25. Understanding the quality of research
Bibliography Analytics help you to evaluate your own work and
identify areas for improvement before submitting assignments.

26. Exporting your bibliography
Sharing and exporting your work is easy
You can export your works cited fully formatted to Word or Google
Docs. You can also copy & paste, e-mail, or create a unique URL
to give to a teacher so they can access your bibliography directly

27. Sharing your bibliography
Sharing your work is easy
Share your work with
team members for
group projects or your
teacher. You can invite
others from the
bibliography page or
from the Projects
screen by clicking
Share.
You can view projects
that have been
shared with you in the
Shared Projects area.

28. Sharing your bibliography
You can set different
levels of permissions:
view, edit, comment.
You can also change
permissions or delete
members.

29. Scan and cite with the EasyBib iPhone App
•Scan barcodes or
search for titles to
cite books instantly
•Compile a list of
cited books
•Email citations and
then export them
to an EasyBib
bibliography list
The iPhone app offers an interactive and fun way to approach
citations

30. Using the notebook

31. Notebook
Create virtual note cards, associate notes with
your outline, and manage your notes in list format
Access the notebook from the account
management page or by clicking the notebook tab

32. Notebook – Creating a New Note
Title your note
Associate the note
with a source in the
bibliography
Students can differentiate
between quotes,
Click the
paraphrasing and their own
“New note”
comments/thoughts
button or
double click
anywhere Add a page number,
within the paragraph number, or
note pane to URL, to better track
Organize notes by
add a note information
creating groups, adding
tags and/or color-coding

33. Notebook – Managing virtual notes
Use the
organize
button to
add colors to
your notes
or groups, Here you can create
and to virtual notes and
manage tags arrange them within
the space by dragging
Edit by and dropping
clicking the
edit button
or double With the bird’s-eye-view navigation, you
clicking on can look around the entire note space –
the note or so there’s plenty of room for all your
group information!

34. Notebook – Using groups
Group notes by
dragging notes, or
groups on top of one
another. Change the
group name by
double clicking it
Double click the
group to expand it.
You can add and
remove notes from
the expanded group

35. Notebook – List view
Click list view
to see notes
in a more
expanded,
scrolling
format. Create
and organize
new notes in
this view as
well
View and manage notes based on groups,
tags, sources associated with notes, or by
the date notes were created
Notes created in the list and visualize view are interchangeable

36. Notebook – Creating an outline
Create an outline of your paper
as you takes notes and
generate ideas
Use the navigation bar to
create and move bullets. You
can also drag and drop bullets
Drag notes or groups from the
notes pane to the outline to
associate notes with parts of
your paper. You can drag
notes and groups both from
the visualize and the list view

37. Notebook – Printing and backing up notes
You can choose how data will display.
Click Print to export and back up their
notebook.
Working from the
outline, you can
review your paper’s
flow, continuity, and
substance.

38. Notebook – Commenting
Click on Open Comments to
leave feedback
Students and teachers can
easily interact. Instructors can
provide feedback and answer
questions along side of student
work.

39. Topic or question goes here
 Quote or copy and paste info  Summarize, paraphrase or
here write your original thoughts
here
Citation information goes here

40. Writing the Paper
Students simply tab back to projects to open up their paper.

41. Associate your project with a Google document
Associate with a new Google document
Click the paper link or an existing one, and grant access
Easily produce a draft Copy and paste from outline
Quickly add parenthetical citations and footnotes and notes

42. Works Cited
"EasyBib: Instructional Guides for School Edition." EasyBib: Free Bibliography Maker - MLA, APA,
Chicago Citation Styles. ImagineEasy Solutions, LLC. Web. 27 Jan. 2012.
<http://www.easybib.com/kb/index/view/id/121>.
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