Welcome to NoodleBib, a fully-integrated note-taking and documentation program which is anchored in the best practices of academic research and inquiry learning. Known as the most comprehensive and accurate bibliography composer on the Web, NoodleBib also includes a note-taking component which enables you to extract, organize and synthesize information that you find during the research process. NoodleBib is a flexible teaching tool which supports both individual learning preferences and a variety of teaching styles.
Taking notes and correctly citing your sources has never been easy, as the 50-70% of students who admit to plagiarism can testify. To extract, understand, summarize, synthesize and integrate notes from multiple online and print sources requires both analytical and creative thinking. Documenting those sources by sifting through hundreds of pages of the appropriate style manual is challenging – and the examples in those books don't always match the information you can find about the source you have. Finally, printed notes don't facilitate a comparison of the authority and value of your sources.
That's not to say that examples of notecards or citations aren't available. Many Web sites show samples of note-taking cards, examples of summaries and paraphrases, and thousands of Web sites contain citation examples. If you compare an example given on one site with a similar example on a different site, you are likely to become confused – they're inconsistent. University professors, database vendors, and librarians often disagree about methods and formats. Nor does telling you to "say it in your own words" provide you with the just-in-time scaffolding and organizational structure that can help you think and create your own work.
The NoodleBib solution: Convenient Web-based software to extract and organize notes from your sources as you build your working bibliography. Tools that help you think, assess, and synthesize ideas -- and complete a polished source list that accurately reflects the latest editions and interpretations of the MLA Handbook, APA Publication Manual, or Turabian's Manual for Writers (or Chicago Manual of Style).
