How to cite sources using EasyBib.

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Citing Sources with Easybib
Choose your source from the tabs.

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Citing a Website
1) Copy & paste the web address into this
spot, click on “Autocite” & then fill in
any blanks that are left unfilled.
2) Circled boxes are the most important
to complete, but you should try to fill
in all of them if possible.
3) Sometimes the site isn’t written by an
author, but by a group of people. In
that case, list it in the “last/corp.” box.
Ex) The Associated Press.
4) Websites often add ‘extra stuff’ to
their titles. Make sure you check this!
**If your website is not listed in green as
credible, consider using another site
instead**

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Citing a Book
1) Type your book title or
ISBN number into this spot,
click on “Autocite” & then
fill in any blanks you can
find.
2) Circled boxes are the most
important to complete.
3) If your book is part of a
series or has more than
one edition or volume, you
need to fill in the advanced
info!

4. 4
Copy & Paste a
Citation Part 1
1) Copy the citation from the
source. (Usually at the
bottom of the source).
2) On Easybib, select “All 58
Options”.
3) Under “Other”, select
“Write/paste citation”.
4) Paste your copied citation
into the box.

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Copy & Paste a
Citation Part 2
5) When you paste the
citation, the formatting
will be removed. You
will need to use the
html codes provided to
underline or add italics.
6) Select “Create
Citation”.

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Citing a Picture
1) Select “All 58 options”
from the main page &
then “Photograph”.
2) If the photo doesn’t have
an official title, name it
something that represents
the picture.
3) Try to find the information
to fill in all the boxes.
4) Select the tab that
matches where you found
the picture.

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Citing a Picture from a Website
1) The website title will
never be “Google” or
“Bing” because those
are search engines. The
website title is where
the picture is actually
posted on the internet.
2) Try to find the publisher
of the website that
contains the picture.

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Citing a Picture from a Database
1) Select the “Online
Database” tab.
2) Most databases will
provide all the
information you need
to create a citation.
3) Some databases we use
are EBSCO, Gale, and
Opposing Viewpoints.

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Citing a Movie from a
Website
1) Select “All 58 options” from the main
page & then select “Film/Online Video”.
2) Select the “Online” tab.
3) If the movie doesn’t have an official
title, name it something that represents
the movie.
4) The website title will never be “Google”
or “Bing” because those are search
engines. The website title is where the
movie is actually posted on the internet.
5) Try to find the publisher of the website
that contains the movie.

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Citing a Movie from a
Database
1) Select “All 58 options” from the
main page & then select “Film/
Online Video”.
2) Select the “Online Database” tab.
3) Most databases will provide all
the information you need to
create a citation.
4) Some databases we use are
EBSCO, Gale, and Opposing
Viewpoints.

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Citing Music from a
Website
1) Select “All 58 options” from the main
page, and then select “Musical
Recording”.
2) Select the “Online” tab.
3) The website title will never be “Google”
or “Bing” because those are search
engines. The website title is where the
music is actually posted on the internet.
4) Try to find as much information as
possible.

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Citing Music from a
Database
1) Select “All 58 options” from the
main page, and then select
“Musical Recording.”
2) Select the “Online Database” tab.
3) Most databases will provide all
the information you need to
create a citation.
4) Some databases we use are
EBSCO, Gale, and Opposing
Viewpoints.

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Citing Articles from a
Database 1
1) Some databases we use are EBSCO, Gale,
and Opposing Viewpoints.
2) First, check to see if the citation is provided,
if so, follow the directions for Copying &
Pasting a Citation. If not, select “Database”
from the main page.
3) Choose what kind of database article you
are trying to cite.
4) If you don’t know, just choose Article
published by database. You will usually be
able to figure out if the article is from a
magazine/newspaper,/journal or book/
encyclopedia.

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5) Most databases will provide all the
Citing Articles from a information you need to create a
citation.
Database 2