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- An annotated bibliography is a list
of citations to books, articles, and documents.
- Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150
words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph: the annotation.
- The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader
of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.
| Annotations vs. Abstracts: The Difference |
Abstracts are purely descriptive summaries
often found at the beginning of scholarly journal articles
or in periodical indexes.
Annotations are descriptive and critical.
They expose the author's point of view, clarity and appropriateness
of expression, and authority.
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| Elements of an Annotated
Bibliography |
| Citation |
The single entry of basic information
about a research resource
Each citation should include
- Author
- Title
- Place of publication
- Publisher
- Copyright date
And if the source requires
- Volume number
- Date
- Publication
- Pages
- Electronic sources, etc.
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| Bibliography |
A list of writings focused on a topic, presented
in an organized fashion with each entry showing a citation.
Most bibliographies show the list of materials in alphabetical
order by the first word of the entry-usually author,
but by title when there is no author.
An author can also be an institution or an Association
(e.g., American Psychological Association or Amnesty
International). |
| Annotation |
A critique or analysis of the information resources
(books, magazines, articles, newspapers, etc.) used
to study a topic.
The annotation shows in what ways the work was helpful
to the study of the subject and in what ways it was
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Example annotations:
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