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The Annotated Bibliography

The Annotated Bibliography. WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?. An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 100-150 words) Summary and response paragraph, the annotation.

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The Annotated Bibliography

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  1. The Annotated Bibliography

  2. WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY? • An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. • Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 100-150 words) Summary and response paragraph, the annotation. • The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

  3. What are Annotated Bibliographies used for? • Doctors: they don’t have time to read every article that comes out, so a focused annotated bibliography allows doctors to decide which articles need closer perusal. • Book Reviews for booksellers, librarians, and teachers • Teachers use them for lists of books on a particular topic • Video Gamers use them to decide which games they want to buy • Music fans use them to decide which albums to buy

  4. How to create one • Find resources about your topic • Summarize the information in the article • Cite the article • Evaluate the article • Authority of the author • Does the article work for the intended audience • Is this an informative article or a waste of the reader’s time? Why? • How does this work relate to and illuminate your topic?

  5. MLA Citation • In-text: If you directly quote the article, don’t forget to insert the page number (##). • In the Works Cited list: • Author. “Article title.” Source Date/issue: page #. Database. Medium of pub. Date of access. • Example: • Will, George F. "Electronic Morphine." Newsweek 25 Nov. 2002: 92. • Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal 50.1 (2007): 173-96. ProQuest. Web. 27 May 2009.

  6. Organization Introduction Citation Summary with Response Transition Citation Summary with Response Conclusion

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