Skip to Main Content

ESL 121A (Taleb-Agha/Payne): MLA Citing

Using MyPortal to Access Your Library Account

Your MyPortal login is also used to sign in to your LPC Library account in OneSearch.

🔹 Log into OneSearch to:

  • View your checkouts
  • Renew items
  • Request items
  • Create a saved list of items

Click "My Account" on the Library Homepage or the OneSearch page and use your MyPortal credentials.

MLA Resources

For this assignment, you will need to cite your sources in MLA (Modern Language Association) format. 

Use Noodletools to help compile your citations and be sure to refer to your copy of A Writer's Reference for instructions and examples. 

See below for the link to Noodletools and the Conversion Guide for  A Writer's Reference 6th and 7th Edition. 

Other Sources for: MLA Help

NoodleBib

Noodletools (or NoodleTools) is an online system to help you create your MLA citations and works cited page.

Noodletools Logo

  • Be sure to link to Noodletools from the icon above (or from an LPC Library page).
  • If you are new to Noodletools, please create your user account. 
  • Write down your user name and password!
  • Off-campus users: you will need to login twice.  The first is your LPC Library login for getting to the Noodletools homepage.  The second is to login to your own Noodletools account.

Noodletools How to work on a collaborative project with other students:

https://noodletools.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/6000245123-how-to-work-on-a-collaborative-project-with-other-students

 

Noodletools Bibliography--Share Project with Teacher Instructions:

https://noodletools.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/6000245075-how-to-share-a-project-with-your-teacher

Annotated Bibliographies

Guides to writing your annotated bibliography:

Writing an Annotated Bibliography - University of Toledo Library

How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography - Cornell University Library

Annotated Bibliographies - OWL, Purdue University Online Writing Lab