PREPARED BY: SOAD KHALIL

CitationAnnotation Annotated Bibliography

Anatomy of Works Cited No matter the type or medium of the source, all entries in Works Cited share the same basic elements: 1. Author or editor (Last, First.) 2. “Title of Part” (e.g., an article) 3. Title of Whole (e.g., a magazine) 4. Publication information (e.g., publisher or sponsor, date of publication, and page numbers) 5. Medium: Print, Web, or other specific medium such as radio, television, or DVD. 6. Additional information, if needed (e.g., date of access for web sources.)

How to Cite Web Pages Information you will need about the source: Author or editor (if given) Title of article. essay, entry or project accessed (in quotes) Title of web site, database, periodical, or professional site (italicized) Publisher or organization sponsoring the Web site. N.p. - for no publisher, if not given. Date of material (if given) or use n.d. - for no date (if not given) Web Date you accessed the information Only provide the URL (address of Web page) if the website is difficult to find (enclosed in ).

Typical Web Page Karper, Erin. "Creating a Thesis Statement." The OWL at Purdue. Purdue University, 28 Sept Web. 31 Mar

Special Situations: More than 1 Author 2 or 3 Authors Only invert the name of the first author. Examples: Lester, James D., and James D. Lester, Jr. … Benton, Jeremy B., Andrew N. Christopher, and Mark I. Walter. …

4 or More Authors List only the first author. Add "et al.," (Latin for "and others.“) Example: Wechsler, Henry, et al. …

More Than 1 Source by the Same Author For more than 1 source by the same author, only provide the author's name for the first source. Then use three dashes (- - -)in place of the author's name. Example: McKibben, Bill. The End of Nature. New York: Anchor, Print. … "Happiness Is...." The Ecologist Feb. 2007: Print.

How to Cite Web Pages Information you will need about the source: Author or editor (if given) Title of article. essay, entry or project accessed (in quotes) Title of web site, database, periodical, or professional site (italicized) Publisher or organization sponsoring the Web site. N.p. - for no publisher, if not given. Date of material (if given) or use n.d. - for no date (if not given) Web Date you accessed the information Only provide the URL (address of Web page) if the website is difficult to find (enclosed in ).

Stedman, Kyle. "Changes to the MLA Handbook, 7th Edition." YouTube. YouTube, 12 Aug Web. 18 Feb

Typical Web Page Karper, Erin. "Creating a Thesis Statement." The OWL at Purdue. Purdue University, 28 Sept Web. 31 Mar

No Author and No Date Given "Cars, Trucks, & Air Pollution." Clean Vehicles. Union of Concerned Scientists, n.d. Web. 3 Aug

Other Sources "Understanding Citations: MLA Style." YouTube. Champlain College Library, Mar Web. 18 Feb

DescriptionEvaluation Annotation

Descriptive Author’s/Source’s Authority Main Argument Summary of ideas & evidence Evaluative Relevance to research ideas Conformity with researcher’s of view Conformity with other sources

Choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic Cite the article using the appropriate style Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the article

Evaluate the authority or background of the author Comment on the intended audience Compare or contrast this source with another you have cited and explain how it contributes to your research

Writing Tips In MLA style, each entry begins at the left margin; subsequent lines indent 1 ⁄ 2''. The annotation begins on a new line and is indented 1 ⁄ 2''. Double-spacing is used throughout, with no extra space between entries and no extra space between entries and their annotation. Annotations are usually five to seven sentences long

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For more information, see: OWL at Purdue Critically Analyzing Information Sources