Abstract vs Annotated Bibliography

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Abstact vs Annotated Bibliography

• One of the most common questions our customers
  ask is the difference between abstract and
  annotated bibliography.
• This article is written with the purpose to
  discuss the differences between these two
  elements of written papers.

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Abstract

• An abstract is supposed to convey information
  about a book or an article.
• However, abstract should be writing objective
  style as the main purpose is to evaluate.

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Abstract

• Such evaluation is provided for readers to help
  them to decide whether the work is relevant for
  their purposes.
• A perfect abstract is the one that gives maximum
  information in a few words.

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Elements of an Abstract

• Full bibliographic information
• Details about the purpose of the work and its
  scope
• Information about content in brief
• Conclusion stating for whom this work can be
  relevant.

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Annotated Bibliography

• This short description of a book or an article is
  also called an annotation and characterizes the
  work by its relevance to readers.
• There are several types of annotated bibliography
  which depend on the content and purpose of
  described works.

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Annotated Bibliography

• It is required to begin your annotated
  bibliography with complete citation of the
  literature source.

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Elements of an Annotated Bibliography

• The following elements should be included in
  common type annotations

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1. Relevant background of the author, including
degrees, titles.They might not be included if
the author is extremely well-known.2. Main
purpose of the work. However, try to make your
annotation pretty narrow.3. Bias that you
noticed in the work.
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4. Reading difficulty and background of the
audience.5. Position of the work in the topic
area and relation to other works.6. Summarizing
sentence.
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Writing about Reading

• Writing about reading difficulty is no a
  mandatory element which is included only when the
  audience is specific.
• For example, you can specify that the work can be
  of interest to scholars but might be difficult to
  understand by average uninformed reader.

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Writing about Reading

• When writing your annotated bibliography, make
  sure you dont repeat any words contained in the
  title.
• Use rewording to present your information and
  describe it the way that an informed person could
  easily infer from the title of the work.

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Writing about Reading

• It is recommended to stay relevantly critical and
  provide the information which will help readers
  to understand whether the work could be of any
  interest to them.
• Critical annotations use the past tense and
  summary annotations use the present tense.

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Writing about Reading

• Most common length of annotations is 150 words.
  However, do not exceed the limit in 200 words.
• Ask your instructor about preferred citations
  that are specified before annotated bibliography.

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Writing about Reading

• The most used citations styles are the American
  Psychological Association (APA) and Modern
  Language Association (MLA).
• You may get this information from your instructor
  or your handbook.

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