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Mastering Annotated Bibliographies: A Complete Guide for Proper Source Documentation

Learn how to create annotated bibliographies with proper MLA formatting style, including annotations, summaries, evaluations of sources. Discover how to keep track of your research sources and enhance the credibility of your academic work.

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Mastering Annotated Bibliographies: A Complete Guide for Proper Source Documentation

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  1. Keeping Track of Your Sources Writing an Annotated Bibliography

  2. Annotated Bibliographies • Bibliography: a list of sources (books, journals, websites, periodicals, etc.) used for researching a topic. • Bibliographies are sometimes called "references" or "works cited.” • A bibliography just includes the bibliographic information (i.e., the author, title, publisher, etc.). • Annotation: notes, a summary, and/or evaluation of the source. • Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources.

  3. Format • The Bibliographic information (use MLA style): The title, author, publisher, date, etc. • The Annotations: The annotations are written in paragraph form.

  4. Basic MLA Style Format for an Annotated Bibliography Format your citations in the same manner as for a normal reference list, then follow these instructions for adding an annotation. • Hanging Indents: the first line of the citation starts flush with the left margin. Subsequent lines are indented 4 spaces from the margin. • The bibliography is double spaced, both within the citation and between them. Do not add an extra line between the citations. • The annotation is a continuation of the citation. Do not drop down to the next line to start the annotation. • The right margin is the normal right margin of your document. • Alphabetize your sources by author. If no author, then title • Make sure your font size is 12 pt. (Use a font easy to read such as: Times New Roman, Arial, Comic)

  5. Reflect and Assess Is it a useful source? • How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? • Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? • What is the goal of this source? • Has it changed how you think about your topic?

  6. Example #1 Fryer, Sarah Beebe. "Beneath the Mask: The Plight of Daisy Buchanan." Critical Essays on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Ed. Scott Donaldson. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1984. 153-166.This is a feminist essay that argues that Daisy is trapped in cultural constructions of Rich Wife and Pretty Girl – she chooses the "unsatisfactory stability" of her marriage because of those constructions. Fryer's only mention of Jordan is a foil to Daisy - - "Like Jordan, Daisy is affected" (156).

  7. Sources • Purdue University Online Writing Lab • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/677/01/ • Annotated Bibliography • MLA Formatting and Style Guide • Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing • Evaluating Sources of Information • Searching the World Wide Web • Lake Sumter College On Line Writing Lab • Examples of Annotated Bibliography • http://www.lscc.edu/library/Pages/How%20To/AnnotateBibliography.aspx

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