NoodleTools's NoodleBib

NoodleBib is NoodleTools's star tool. It is, according to the website, "The Web's most comprehensive and accurate MLA and APA bibliography composer with a fully-integrated note-taking component." And, it seems to live up to that billing if one is to use the amount of schools, colleges, and universities that subscribe to it! Many, many of them include this tool in their library's offerings to students. Just take a look at The University of Texas at Austin's library website--http://www.lib.utexas.edu/noodlebib/. They are just one of the many you will find using this tool. If interested, you can take a tour of NoodleBib's features and get a tutorial at http://www.noodletools.com/bibtour. Click on "Citing Sources."

There is, however, more to take note of here. If you want to have access to all of NoodleBib's features, you must get a subscription for it. Individual subscriptions are available for as little as $4, while school/library subscriptions are "based on enrollment." If you are willing to settle for a piece of the pie, then you can get a free NoodleBib MLA starter account, which is designed for grades 1-5 and ESL.

I am quite disappointed that I do not have full access to all of NoodleBib. It is not very expensive, but I would have liked a trial run before I sign up for a subscription. Based on the large number of libraries that use it though, I will use some of my library funds to get a subscription for students at my school. My students have a very hard time doing citations and need all the help they can get.

What do you think? Based on what you've seen at the site, will you consider getting it?