Annotated Bibliographies Bibliography – list of sources for a research paper or project Annotation – summary/evaluation of a source Jobs of an annotated bibliography – Summarize – What’s the main idea? What’s the topic? What’s it all about? – Assess – Is the source useful/credible? Is it biased or objective? How does it compare to other sources? – Reflect – How does this address my research question? Is it helpful to my goals? How has this shaped my thinking on this topic? Slideshow adapted from OWL Purdue -

Why create annotated bibliographies? Summarizing, assessing, and reflecting force you to think more deeply about your topic. Annotations help you see the big picture and formulate an argument or thesis. An overview of multiple sources helps you to see the different points of view related to your topic. Having a bibliography is convenient for assessing source diversity. Slideshow adapted from OWL Purdue -

Format Bibliographic information – MLA format – Annotations – Paragraph form – Length is dictated by the purpose (e.g., assessing requires more space than simply summarizing) Slideshow adapted from OWL Purdue -