1. NoodleBib Instructions
Creating citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago style

2. Access instructions
Go to www.hgtc.edu/library
• Click on the Citations tab
• Click on NoodleBib Full Version (if you only need to cite one
or two sources, you may want to consider NoodleBib
Express)
• Make note of the username and password if you are off-
campus
• Login using your Personal ID and password if you are a
returning user, or create a free new one
• Click on Bibliography in the upper part of the screen

3. Start by choosing a style
If choosing MLA, select the
Advanced version

4. Please note the
highlight above

5. Give a name to your list

6. What type of
source are
you citing?
Choose the best match from the drop-down menu then click on
Create Citation
Answer the questions that are asked on the subsequent pages

7. When you arrive at the Create
Citation page, begin filling in the form
Cut-and-paste if possible to avoid spelling errors

8. Unsure of what to enter in a certain field?
Get help by reading the instructions to the right of each box

9. Help pops up when you
click on a blue hyperlink
within the instructions!

10. When you’re done,
click on Check For
Errors

11. If you see any red boxes, read the
instructions and make the necessary changes

12. Continue adding sources as you
compile your list

13. Get expert help for citing
tricky sources

14. When you are
finished, click on
Print/Export to
have your entries
formatted and
prepared to turn in
to your professor

15. Keep multiple works cited or bibliographies for
your classes in one spot