ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• (50 points)

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Basic Requirements

• Minimum of 10 sources
• No more than 50 internet
• Represent a variety of perspectives
• Strong data/content to support thesis
• MLA citations alphabetized, first line justified,
  other lines indented
• Annotations first line indented, other lines left
  justified (just like a paragraph)
• Minimum of 150 words per entry
• Double Spaced

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What is it?

• Differs from Works Cited (just the sources you
  cite)
• Each entry starts with a bibliographic entry in
  MLA format
• HELPFUL SOURCE www.citationmachine.net
• Annotation begins with a written overview of the
  contents of the resource (what does it contain?)
• Next 2 3 specific details from the source
• Finally, 2-3 sentences evaluating the usefulness
  of this source for your research

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Why Do It?

• encourages you to think critically about the
  content of the works you are using, their place
  within a field of study, and their relation to
  your own research and ideas.
• proves you have read and understand your sources.
• establishes your work as a valid source and you
  as a competent researcher.
• situates your study and topic in a continuing
  professional conversation.

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What are credible sources?

• Books written by experts in the field
• Magazine articles written by experts or
  knowledgeable/respected journalists
• Newspaper articles in respected newspapers
• Scholarly and/or peer-reviewed journals
• Personal Interviews
• Published business plans

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What are NOT credible sources?

• Wikipedia (too unreliable)
• Web pages that have no author
• Web pages that have no business or higher
  education institute affiliated with them

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Scholarly and Peer-reviewed Journals Research
Databases

• Columbus Metro Library Reference Page
• http//www.columbuslibrary.org/reference/
• Library Card often required
• Be sure to check full text in search!
• New Albany High School Library
• http//curriculum.new-albany.k12.oh.us/rkrabach/we
  bpage.htm
• School login required
• These sources, while obtained via the internet,
  do NOT count as internet sources because they
  are available in print.

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Example from a magazine article

• Bjerklie, David, Andrew Dorfman, Dan Cray et al.
  Global Warming. Time Magazine 3 April 2006
  31-38.
• With contributions by reporters in seven cities
  across the United States
• and Europe, this article is a giant and detailed
  overview of climate change,
• exploring all its causes and effects. It begins
  by proving that global warming
• exists, and then describes the damage it has
  caused in all areas of the
• planet. It explains what humans are doing and
  should be doing about the
• problem. The article was most useful for the many
  figures and statistics it
• provided. It is easy to read and navigate, as it
  is organized with sub-
• headings such as CO2 at the poles and
  Drought. This article will be
• helpful both for specifics and to increase
  general understanding of the topic.

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If using personal interviews . . .

• Citation is simply
• Last name, First name. Personal Interview. Day
  month year.
• Include a short biography, credentials, and
  factors making them an expert in the field

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Example from a Personal Interview

• Cheney, Lori. Personal Interview. 20 June 2008.
• Mrs. Lori Cheney is an Intervention Specialist
  at New Albany High School where
• she has worked for the past 16 years. She
  focuses on working with Seniors with
• mild to moderate disabilities, including learning
  disabilities, ADD/ADHD, autism
• spectrum disorders and other health impairments.
  She is highly qualified in the
• areas of English and History, and has a Masters
  degree from The Ohio State
• University in the area of Applied Behavior
  Analysis. Her undergraduate degree was
• earned at Muskingum College in the areas of
  Elementary Education and Special
• Education. She enjoys working with seniors, and
  focusing her students on transition
• to post-secondary options, including college, the
  military, the work force and
• supported education and employment. She feels
  paperwork is the worst part of her
• job, but understands the legal requirements for
  the documentation. The interview
• will provide insight into one realm of working
  with students who have special needs.

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In Summary

• Do NOT just summarize the sources
• Be ANALYTICAL in your reading and writing
• Consider your source, and the worthiness of that
  source
• Read, read and read!
• Know that your final sources used may differ from
  those on your annotated bib!