NoodleTools
NoodleTools is a citation creation tool that creates a properly formatted MLA citation and works cited page.
NoodleTools is available to Vol State students for free. Create, login to or validate your NoodleTools account through the Vol State subscription.
- NoodleTools (login)
Web-based citation management tool for MLA, APA, and Chicago styles. Register to create an account; it is free for Vol State students.
Use the NoodleTools Research Guide for easy to follow instructions. Go to libguides.volstate.edu/noodletools
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Vol State Tutoring & Writing Support
- Generating ideas and creating your thesis and focus, and development
- Grammar, punctuation, and mechanics
- Citing and writing with MLA, APA, AMA, and Chicago/Turabian styles
- Learning Commons The Learning Commons is your one stop shop for tutoring support. There is a Learning Commons location on each Vol State campus. We all need help in one area or another.
In addition, online help is available through eLearn. Look for the links to Essay Review and Writing Support in the Academic Support support of your course page in eLearn.
More Citation Research Guides
The Cite Your Sources Research Guide has more information on the various citation styles.
The NoodleTools Research Guide gives step-by-step guidance on how to create your account and enter sources into NoodleTools to create citations.
MLA Handbook
The MLA Handbook is the "official" guide to the MLA style. It is available in print format at all Vol State libraries.
MLA Handbook by Call Number: LB2369 .M52 2021ISBN: 9781603293518Publication Date: 2021-04-06Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbookis published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style.
MLA style: online resources
Online resources to help you learn about and use MLA style for your course assignments at Vol State.
- MLA 8th Edition TutorialTake Thigpen Library's MLA Style Tutorial to help you understand citing your sources with MLA Style.
- MLA Formatting & Style Guide (from Purdue OWL)Purdue OWL is the most trusted academic source for writing and formatting research papers and all citation styles.
- MLA Style CenterThe MLA Style Center is published by the Modern Language Association. This free resource is designed as a companion to the MLA Handbook, 9th edition.