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🥳 New Style: We're ready for MLA 9!
Posted on August 12, 2021 by Daniel Elias · 1 min read
With summer break drawing to a close, and following on from our MLA 9 announcement, we're happy to announce that MLA 9 is live on MyBib (and just in time for the new academic year!)
👀 MLA 9th Edition: Get Ready!
Posted on April 14, 2021 by Daniel Elias · 2 min read
It's that time again--MLA 9th Edition is just around the corner! The handbook is yet to be released, but we have a date: April 22 according to the MLA website, and we will be the first in line when it drops.
🥳 New Style: APA 7th edition is here!
Posted on January 5, 2020 by Daniel Elias · 1 min read
Happy new year bibbers! We're starting ours by adding a fresh new style to MyBib. The handbook for the new 7th edition of APA style was released back in October -- see the most notable changes here -- and we've just finished loading them into MyBib.
🧠 APA Style 7th Edition: The Changes You Need To Know
Posted on September 14, 2019 by Daniel Elias · 6 min read
The American Psychological Association has announced the newest version of their publication manual: the 7th edition. It was officially released in October, arriving just over 10 years since the 6th edition was published. Here are the main changes you need to know about:
📚 Librarians: MyBib is now on the G Suite Marketplace
Posted on August 28, 2019 by Daniel Elias · 1 min read
We've been asked for G Suite integration a lot recently and today we can finally announce that, in collaboration with Google, MyBib is now available on the G Suite Marketplace. If you're a school that uses G Suite, Google Apps, or Google SSO (single sign-on) you can now add MyBib to your Google Apps domain. This adds a direct login button to the apps menu for all the students in your domain, and allows them to tie their MyBib account with their Google account.
🎉 New Feature: Embed bibliographies in your LMS, blog, or website
Posted on July 18, 2019 by Daniel Elias · 2 min read
Bibliographies are most often associated with academic papers, but academic papers aren't the only medium where information is cited. In fact, most of the information that we pass on day-to-day usually comes from somewhere else. And just like when we write academically, it's also good practice to cite the sources of the information we share in order to back up our claims and statements.
🎉 New Feature: Invite others to your bibs!
Posted on January 28, 2019 by Daniel Elias · 1 min read
January's almost behind us, and we've just added another hot new feature to MyBib. Building a bibliography with a group can be tedious (not to mention lonely 😛). Group members are throwing sources and updates at you from every direction, and it falls on your shoulders to make sure they're all cited -- and correctly too. That's a pressure you could do without. We have the solution! We've added a way for your group members to securely access one of your bibliographies from their own computer or device so they can make changes without you.
🎉 New Features: Tips for citation data and more
Posted on December 27, 2018 by Daniel Elias · 1 min read
It's almost 2019 and we've got some big improvements on the way (spoiler: notecards is one of them). For now though, here's a couple of smaller updates.
🎉 New Feature: Citation previews
Posted on December 8, 2018 by Daniel Elias · 1 min read
We've just added a live preview to each citation form. Now, when adding or editing a citation you can immediately see how it will be formatted before saving it.
Bibliography questions answered
How to cite a textbook in APA format
Answered on July 21, 2021 by Daniel Elias · 3 min read
In this guide we're going to be citing a textbook in APA 7 style. Like a regular book, textbooks are a published medium and a credible source to cite from. The method for citing them is similar, too.
How to cite a YouTube video
Answered on August 18, 2018 by Daniel Elias · 5 min read
In this guide we're going to show you the easiest way to cite a YouTube video. YouTube is full of educational material, and as more citable sources move online it's no longer strange to use YouTube as a resource for your assignments and papers. Here's how to cite a YouTube video in some of the most popular citation styles: APA, MLA, and Harvard.
How to cite a movie in APA, MLA, or Harvard style
Answered on August 18, 2018 by Daniel Elias · 5 min read
It's not often that you need to cite a movie, but it's actually straightforward to do so. Our guide below details how to cite a movie in APA, MLA, or Harvard format.
How to reference a website in Harvard style
Answered on August 17, 2018 by Daniel Elias · 4 min read
The easiest way to reference a website in Harvard style is to use our automatic generator, but there's a manual way too if you want to write it by hand. Here's how to do it both ways:
How to cite a website in MLA 8 format
Answered on July 27, 2018 by Daniel Elias · 4 min read
We can cite a website in MLA 8 style for you automatically (and for free) with our citation generator below. Simply paste the page URL into the search box and then click on the result we find. Our tool will locate all the details you need and format the citation correctly, ready for you to copy into your paper.
How to cite a website in APA format
Answered on July 25, 2018 by Daniel Elias · 4 min read
There are two ways to cite a website in APA format -- the automatic way, and the manual way.
How to cite a website in APA, MLA, or Harvard style
Answered on July 24, 2018 by Daniel Elias · 6 min read
There are many different ways to cite a website, depending on which citation style you need to format it in.
How to reference a Wikipedia article in Harvard style
Answered on July 16, 2018 by Daniel Elias · 2 min read
There are two ways to reference a Wikipedia article in Harvard style. The easiest way is to use our reference generator below. Simply select the style you need to format your reference in, then paste the URL for the Wikipedia article into the search box and press search. We'll find the details automatically and format them in the style you selected.
How to cite a Wikipedia article in MLA 8 format
Answered on July 16, 2018 by Daniel Elias · 2 min read
There are two ways to cite a Wikipedia article in MLA 8 format.
How to cite a Wikipedia article in APA format
Answered on July 15, 2018 by Daniel Elias · 2 min read
There are two ways to cite a Wikipedia article in APA format.
How to cite a Wikipedia article
Answered on July 13, 2018 by Daniel Elias · 5 min read
Wikipedia has always had a reputation for being unreliable as a source because anyone can edit it, but it's actually more credible than you think. This is because every statement on Wikipedia has to be backed up with a source. Whether you are allowed to use Wikipedia in your paper is up to your teacher or tutor, but if you *are* allowed to use it then you need to cite it correctly. There are many different ways to cite a Wikipedia article, all depending on the citation style you need to format it in.