How to Use Easybib - a Tutorial on YouTube

If you've never used Easybib.com this tutorial on Youtube  can help:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6d8fc4_YnM&noredirect=1

There are MANY "how to use easybib" tutorials available on youtube. Find the one that helps you most.

That said, NOTHING will help as much as trying to use it  yourself.

If you make a mistake, get lost or become confused, it's okay. Keep following the cues on the website. Still need help?  Let me know. I can walk you through the steps. As with many things on the computer, it's much easier when you go through the steps together with someone.

DO NOT let Easybib--or anything else on the computer--intimidate you. (Hmmm. I suppose that means that I need to get back to work on D2L.)
It takes TIME more than anything to become comfortable with Easybib. It's just another learning process and YOU CAN DO IT.

The alternate how to:

1. READ. Begin to look for information on your topic; before you can use easybib, you have to have your reference information. This information can come from a website, book, newspaper, journal or any number of other places. The only way to determine if these references are any good is to READ. My suggestion is to go to Galileo, from the MGSC website. (Go to Quick Links and select Galileo. Use your MSGC email name and password to login.)  *More information on Galileo to come.
SO . . . find your information, then go to Easybib.

2.  Easybib is already set up MLA format! All you really need to do is fill in the information. The tabs going across Easybib indicate the type of reference--whether it's a website, a book, newspaper, journal, etc. If you have a type of reference, not listed on one of the light grey tabs going across, select the tab that reads : "All 59 options." Select the TYPE of reference you will be citing. For example, if you're using a Pamphlet, select that one, and you'll be given the screen from Easybib that asks you for information.

3. Fill in the information asked by Easybib. If it is a website, copy and paste the web address, also called the URL.  If we were to look for the URL for this blog draft, it would be: http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5888907838811654616#editor/target=post;postID=3911220741687048549
The best thing to do is the copy and paste feature on the computer. It prevents your having to meticulously type every individual character, which can lead to errors.
Copy and Paste by highlighting the URL; Ctrl + C = copy; go to Easybib, and Paste: Ctrl + V
Clike "Cite this" on easybib. That will take you to the next screen, where you will fill in additional information.