Research Techniques II Step One: Select the Topic Step Two: Preliminary Research in

Authoritative Summaries Step Three: Narrowing the Topic,

and Now:

Step Four: Building a Working Bibliography

Step Four: Building the Annotated Bibliography

Provides an overview of sources available in a given library

Creates a targeted list and location of books, periodicals & reference works to explore for Research Paper

Summarizes & Evaluates sources as to relevance to Thesis Statement

Allows for the final bibliography to be constructed from the annotated bibliography

For Books: Use Online Card Catalog

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For Reference Works Use:

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Search online catalog:Use subject keyword search: church*, theolog*, Christian*, religi*, Bible, or missions with either encyclopedias or dictionaries

Reference Books  Browse the shelves in the Reference Room.

Use the Library of Congress Classification Outline to locate, and then browse appropriate call numbers sections in the Reference. If you need assistance, please inquire at the Reference Desk.Refer to the ORU Theological Reference Books Guide in the Reference Room carousel.

 See: ORU Theological Reference Books — Lists of reference books by category.

Library of CongressCall Numbers (partial list)

BL   

Religions. Mythology

BM   Judaism

BR   Christianity

BS   The Bible

410-680   -Works about the Bible

701-1830   -Old Testament

1901-1099   -New Testament

BT   Doctrinal Theology

BV   Practical Theology

BX   Christian Denominations

Name:________________________________________________________________Proposed Thesis Statement:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Select three books or ebooks closely related to your chosen topic. To locate books in the ORU Library, search the online catalog. Modify the search strategy you have used in the past by making it less specific, since books are generally broader in scope than journal articles.

Select three articles related to your chosen topic from three different Journals or Periodicals. To locate journal articles, search the online Journals Database doing a subject keyword search using the main words in your Thesis Statement.

Select three articles related to your chosen topic from three different theological and biblical encyclopedias or dictionaries. Do NOT use a general encyclopedia such as Encyclopedia Britannica. To locate encyclopedias, search the online catalog doing a subject keyword search using one of the following: church*, theolog*, Christian*, religi*, Bible, or missions with either encyclopedias or dictionaries. See also handout, “Bibliography of Theological Reference Works.”

In creating the annotated bibliography, cite each book, journal article or reference work according to Turabian format (see examples in Turabian, chapter 9 and Vyhmeister, chapters 5 and 9). After the citation, double-space, and then write the annotation. The annotation should include at least two paragraphs, one which summarizes the resource and one which discusses how the resource is of particular interest/relevance to your topic. If, in reading the resource, questions or issues arise which you are interested in pursuing as a focal point of your research paper, include them as well. If you use quotations from the resource, be sure to include the page number(s) involved in parentheses after the quote. Conclude with an evaluative statement, explaining how the resource will help you in writing your research paper. Do not include items in the bibliography that you feel are of little or no relevance to your research topic.

Use 12-point Courier New or 12-point Times New Roman font. Each citation and its corresponding annotation should be on a separate sheet of paper. (Place the bibliography in a single Word document, but place a page break between the different citations.)

Single-space the citation, indenting the second and following lines five spaces (hanging paragraph).

Double-space the annotation, indenting each paragraph. Add pagination, and observe margins specified in

the Research and Writing Manual. Be sure to staple this sheet to the front of the assignment.

Seminar in Theological ResearchAssignment 1, Annotated Bibliography: Books, Journal

Articles & Reference WorksDue September 15, 2009, at the beginning of class

Rubric: Annotated Bibliography

Seminar in Theological Research - Fall 2009

Name ___________________________ Date ________________Criteria Excellent Good Poor Unacceptable (0)

Number of Related Books, Journal Articles & Reference Works

Score ______ / 10

3 Related Books, 3 Related Aricles, 3 Related Ref.

Works (10)6 - 8 Related Sources (6-8) 1 - 6 Related Sources (1-6) 0 Related Sources

Style & Formatof Citation

Score ______ / 10

Follows Turabian Style & Format with very few errors (10)

Follows Turabian Style & Format with few errors (6-8)

Follows Turabian Style & Format with several errors (1-6)

Does not follow Turabian Style & Format

Style & Formatof Assignment

Score ______ / 10

Completely followsassignment instructions (10)

Mostly followsassignment instructions (6-8)

Barely followsassignment instructions (1-6)

Does not follow assignment instructions

Summary of Sources

Score ______ / 40

Summarizesall Sources with clarity (40)

Summarizes most Sources with some clarity (24-32)

Summarizes some Sources with little clarity (4-24)

Does not summarize Sources

Relevance of Sources

Score ______ / 30

Demonstrates relevance of all Sources with clarity (30)

Demonstrates relevance of most Sources with some clarity (18-24)

Demonstrates relevance of some Sources with little clarity (3-18)

Does not demonstrate relevance of Sources

Total Score

________ / 100