Transcript Annotated Bibliography

Annotated
Bibliography
The need to know… (Senior Project)
A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journal
articles, Web sites, etc.) that you have consulted in
order to write a paper.
An annotated bibliography differs from a standard
bibliography. For each source listed you will need
to provide descriptive or evaluative comments (i.e.,
annotations).
Information to include in an annotation
Depending on your assignment guidelines, you may have to:
•Describe the content of the source
•Mention why the source is useful
•Indicate any strengths or weaknesses of the source
•Evaluate the overall reliability of the source; you can do this
by looking at:
• The author's conclusions and how he/she arrived at
them
• The references consulted
•Describe your reaction to the source
Format of an annotated bibliography
Your instructor may have indicated a particular citation style guide to
use. If not, consult one of the main citation style guides such as MLA,
APA, Chicago or Turabian
Most bibliographies organize items alphabetically by the
author's last name. Use a citation style guide to determine
what information to include for each item. Your annotation
should appear right after or below the citation.
Example according to MLA
Chrisholm, Patricia. "The ADD dilemma." Maclean's 11 Mar. 1996:
42-44. Print. This magazine article looks at the use of Ritalin in Canada. Specifically it
covers the drug's side effects, why there is
so much debate surrounding its use and
how teachers have come to rely on it to control problem students. The article is based
on information taken from interviews, statistics and studies that were
conducted.
Overall, it is well written and well researched.
Notice that the first part of the annotation is descriptive and that the
last sentence is a brief evaluation.
Examples according to APA
Chrisholm, P. (1996, March 11). The ADD dilemma. Maclean's, 109, 4244. This magazine article looks at the use of Ritalin in Canada. Specifically, it
covers the drug's side effects, why there is so much debate surrounding its use
and how teachers have come to rely on it to control problem students. The article
is based on information taken from interviews, statistics and studies that were
conducted. Overall, it is well written and well researched.
Columbia Annotated Bibs
MLA Citation (Owl Purdue or MLA Guidebook)
3-4 (6) sentences to summarize the source-what did it
say?
3-4 (6) sentences to evaluate the relevance
1-2 (2-3) sentences to evaluate the credibility of the
source (bias, ethos, pathos, logos)
Double-spaced
ABC order by author last name
All lines indented after first line