[CASL-L] FW: Anyone using EasyBib these days -- with the EDU coupon code?

[Valerie DiLorenzo]

Lisa,

My school also decided to go with NoodleTools this year. I also am pleased
with NoodleTools so far. We use it with grades 3 - 9. (My school is K - 9)

Kind regards,
~Valerie

On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Lavoie, Lisa D <LLavoie at txcc.commnet.edu>
wrote:

> Thanks to those who weighed in right away – if I had been paying attention
> at the start of semester I would have seen that Noodletools is the program
> of choice for school libraries – and that is very helpful for us to know!
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> We should be maintaining transferability of citation tools for our 18 and
> 19 year olds, for the sake of familiarity.
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> I will look into Noodletools.
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> Lisa
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> Lisa Lavoie
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> Director of Library Services
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> Tunxis Community College
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> 271 Scott Swamp Road
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> Farmington, Connecticut 06032
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> 860.773.1543
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> *From:* Kathy McNeiece [mailto:kmcneiece at hamdenhall.org
> <kmcneiece at hamdenhall.org>]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 19, 2016 2:55 PM
> *To:* Lavoie, Lisa D <LLavoie at txcc.commnet.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [CASL-L] Anyone using EasyBib these days -- with the EDU
> coupon code?
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> I got rid of EasyBib and went to Noodletools. So far so good. It has been
> a learning experience for students but for the most part a positive one.
> Nothing is truly free!
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> Kathy
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> On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Lavoie, Lisa D <LLavoie at txcc.commnet.edu>
> wrote:
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> Good afternoon, colleagues,
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> I am sure Tunxis is not alone in the EasyBib conundrum.
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> ·         First they were sold to Chegg and it was going to be free, but
> rife with advertising.  We could live with that, actually.
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> ·         Then, when the semester began, MLA was free but APA was not
> there until you opted for their $9.99 per month fee (which the State would
> never agree to).
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> ·         Then, everything came back for free.  And MLA 8 was there, too!
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> ·         Then it all went away again, but you could request a free
> EasyBib EDU account and get a coupon code – which would allow students to
> register as new users or to re-register with the coupon code.  We did that.
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> ·         Even with the advertising… this too, seemed livable!
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> ·         Until recently.
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> ·         There seems to be a lag time between using the coupon code and
> gaining access to APA.  So, while you are touting the whole registration
> process to the student with hope and positivity, APA still does not come up.
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> ·         After the student leaves, and you trying logging in again
> because you desperately need a reliable citation generator and you are
> determined to crack the code  – APA works.
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> Is this your experience?
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> Should I bag EasyBib for something better?   Like, what?
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> Help me, oh wise ones!  The research papers are cranking over here.
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> Lisa Lavoie
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> Lisa Lavoie
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> Director of Library Services
>
> Tunxis Community College
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> 271 Scott Swamp Road
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> Farmington, Connecticut 06032
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> 860.773.1543
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