You are required to use one of two citation tools to create your in-text citations and Work Cited.
Option 1. NoodleTools
Recommended tutorials:
Option 2. MyBib
Recommended:
Use the Chrome browser extension for MyBib
Support for citations will be provided through these two citation tools. Use of an outside citation tool is not allowed and no citation support will be given if you use a citation tool that is not listed above.
Watch the video to learn how to set up the required Project Folder settings in NoodleTools.
Your teacher may ask you to label your project folder Last name, First name or First name, Last name. Please follow your teachers isntructions on how the NoodleTools Project Folders should be titled.
Below are the settings discussed in the video that are required for Y9 NoodleTool Project Folders.
1. Create an account - link to your Google account and use Google Single Sign-on
2. Update the citation style for your folder to MLA 9.
3. Update the citation style for the extension to MLA 9.
Any type of illustrative visual material—for example, a photograph, map, line drawing, graph, or chart—should be:
1. Labeled Figure (usually abbreviated Fig.), assigned a number, and given a caption with in-text citation.
Tables are separate from Figures and have their own formatting requirements.
Full citation in the Work Cited:
Full citation in the Work Cited:
Full citation in the Work Cited:
A table is a visual representation of data with columns and rows.
Example:
To properly format a Table in MLA style:
At the top of the table, write Table, give an arabic numeral, and a title. Under the table write "Source:" copy/paste the in-text citation from NoodleTools or MyBib. Place the full citation in the Work Cited.
Example:
If you adapt the table to fit the needs of your work (changing the formatting of the columns/rows/labels - NOT THE DATA ITSELF), acknowledge that you adapted the original table format with the following below the Table:
Source: Adapted from (in-text citation)
Example
Source: Adapted from (Keeman).
The full citation will be in your Works Cited.
If you combined multiple sources of data in a custom table, acknowledge this with the following below the Table:
Source: Adapted from (in-text citation); (in-text citation); (in-text citation).
Example
Source: Adapted from (Smith); (Halliday); (Clouting)
The full citations will be in your Works Cited.
When you analyze the data presented in a Table or some element present in a Figure (maybe the Figures color use or composition or the characters in a screenshot from a film), you need to let the reader know which Figure or Table you are referring to.
There are 2 ways to do this.
1.
The rich bold strokes of Vincent Van Gogh in his work Grass and Butterflies (see Fig 1) highlights the texture of the paint and represents his signature style of painting.
Fig. 1. Grass and butterflies (Gogh).
2.
As seen in Figure 1 the rich bold strokes of Vincent Van Gogh in his work Grass and Butterflies highlights the texture of the paint and represents his signature style of painting.
Fig. 1. Grass and butterflies (Gogh).
Another example:
If you are properly formatting and labeling your Figures and Tables + referencing the Figure # / Table # in your writing, you are doing everything correctly!
What if you are an IB student citing a Figure that you have made yourself?
If you are submitting documents to the IB, your EE should have NO IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. Your name should NOT be on the document.
Here is how you cite a Figure you made without using your name:
Example:
Figure 1. Chart of Books that make me laugh. 6 July 2024. Google Sheets.
OR
Figure 1. Chart of Books that make me laugh. 6 July 2024. Google Sheets. By author.
No full citation needed.
"If the photograph is not publicly accessible, you might choose to reproduce it in your paper. In this instance there is no need to credit yourself as the author of the [figure]. Unless otherwise indicated, the reader should assume that you are the author of the images included in your paper. Since the caption provides sufficient information, no works-cited-list entry is needed."
MLA - How do I credit myself as the author?
What if you are an IB student citing a Table with data you collected yourself? Here is how you format and cite a Table with data you collected yourself without using your name:
Example:
Table 1
Data collected by drone on October 24, 2024 on Hong Kong Island
| Windspeed | Groundspeed |
| 10 | 4 |
| 50 | 8 |
No full citation needed.
OR
Source: By author.
"If the photograph is not publicly accessible, you might choose to reproduce it in your paper. In this instance there is no need to credit yourself as the author of the [figure]. Unless otherwise indicated, the reader should assume that you are the author of the images included in your paper. Since the caption provides sufficient information, no works-cited-list entry is needed."
The student should seek clarity on any citation expectations for CIS or IB from a Librarian or a teacher.
The student should book time with a Librarian or teacher if they have particular questions about citations.
Y13
The student sought clarity on any citation expectations for CIS or IB from a Librarian or a teacher.
The student booked time with a Librarian or teacher if they had particular questions about citations.
Student should continue to demonstrate the skills expected by end of Year 7-11
Y7
The student can create a full citation and in-text citation in NoodleTools.
The student can create a Works Cited in NoodleTools.
The student can create a full citation and in-text citation for an AI tool they may have used.
The student can use in-text citations within their writing or presentation and have provided a Work Cited for relevant assessments.
The student can effectively use signal phrases to introduce sources they are using within a piece of work.
Y8
The student can format a piece of writing in MLA style.
The student can create in-text citations with page numbers and timestamps/time ranges in NoodleTools.
The student can use Turnitin to receive feedback on citations
The student can use the Pineapple Bun Structure for a paragraph with evidence (quote or paraphrase).
Y9
The student can format and cite Figures and Tables using MLA style
The student can cite sources in world languages.
Y10
The student can cite scholarly journal articles in NoodleTools.
The student understands the Footnotes Guideline at CIS.
The student can use a complex in-text citation: sources with more than one author.
The student can use a complex in-text citation: multiple sources with the same author's last name.
The student can cite multiple sources in a sentence.
Y11
The student has selected NoodleTools or MyBib for all citation work based on best fit.
The student can cite scholarly journal articles in NoodleTools.
The student understands the Footnotes Guideline at CIS.
The student can use a complex in-text citation: sources with more than one author.
The student can use a complex in-text citation: multiple sources with the same author's last name.
The student can cite multiple sources in a sentence.
The student can cite their own work (especially relevant for TOK).
Y12
The student sought clarity on any citation expectations for CIS or IB from a Librarian or a teacher.
The student booked time with a Librarian or teacher if they had particular questions about citations.