The Annotated Bibliography

WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?

0An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents.

0Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 100-150 words) Summary and response paragraph, the annotation.

0The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

What are Annotated Bibliographies used for?

0 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.

0 Book Reviews for booksellers, librarians, and teachers

0 Teachers use them for lists of books on a particular topic

0 Video Gamers use them to decide which games they want to buy

0 Music fans use them to decide which albums to buy

How to create one

0 Find resources about your topic0 Summarize the information in the article0 Cite the article0 Evaluate the article

0 Authority of the author0 Does the article work for the intended audience0 Is this an informative article or a waste of the reader’s

time? Why?0 How does this work relate to and illuminate your topic?

MLA Citation

0 In-text: If you directly quote the article, don’t forget to insert the page number (##).

0 In the Works Cited list: 0 Author. “Article title.” Source Date/issue: page #. Database.

Medium of pub. Date of access. 0 Example:

0 Will, George F. "Electronic Morphine." Newsweek 25 Nov. 2002: 92.

0 Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal 50.1 (2007): 173-96. ProQuest. Web. 27 May 2009.

Organization

IntroductionCitation

Summary with ResponseTransitionCitation

Summary with ResponseConclusion