• General Works,  Research

    NoodleTools for iPad

    October 4, 2012 /

    NoodleTools recently underwent an iPad-friendly redesign.  To access this latest version, simply open Safari on your iPad and visit NoodleTools. Please note that opening up your RTF NoodleTools document on an iPad may cause reformatting.  Using Google Docs is recommended. Good News:  NoodleTools is developing a native iOS app. Ohrstrom blog will let you know as soon as it becomes available.  

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    How to Cite an eBook that is Only Available on an eReader

    March 29, 2012 /

    When citing an eBook that is only available on an eReader (meaning, an eBook that does not present its text on the web nor within a web-based database) include at the end of the citation the file name.  If the file name is not evident, use instead the name of the eReader device. Here is an example using the Alice in Wonderland text as found on the library’s Kindle: Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Public Domain Books, 1997. N. pag. Kindle file. The helpful folks over at Noodletools share their thoughts HERE. Comparatively, here is a citation for an eBook that does live on the web, within one of…

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