Annotated
Bibliography
General Information
Definition: An annotated bibliography is a list of sources
assembled in a specific citation style as determined by the instructor.
Each entry of an annotated bibliography consists of two parts:
- A citation gives the exact information, in the proper format (APA,
MLA) needed to locate the material
- An annotation is a brief paragraph
following the citation.
Functions: The annotation does one or more of the following:
- Identifies the focus or thesis of the book or article
- Describes usefulness of the source to your research
- Evaluates the conclusions
or reliability of the source
- Records your reactions to the source
Other information that may be featured in an annotation includes
the intended audience or the author’s background.
Purpose: Together, the citation and annotation paragraph form an
annotated bibliographical entry to
- Display the quality of your own research
- Provide background material
for your reader
- Explore the topic for further reading or research
- Give research
a historical relevance.
REVIEW
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What are the main parts of an annotated bibliography?
- What functions will your annotations serve?
Continue to Annotated Bibliography: Process
Copyright 2003 by the Academic
Center and the University of Houston-Victoria.
Created 2002 by Candice Chovanec Melzow.
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