Annotation Bibliography

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Annotative Bibliography as Kind of Work

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There are several types of annotative
bibliographies

• Indicative annotation. Representation of the
  source content what it is and what are the main
  issues.
• Evaluative annotation estimates advantages and
  disadvantages of the work what it can boast of
  and what should have been excluded.
• Informative annotation- a summary of the work it
  names the thesis, arguments, evidence and
  conclusion.
• Combination annotations. It is the most
  widely-used type of the bibliography that firstly
  informs the reader about the content of work and
  then evaluates it. It is both descriptive and
  critical, expressing the author's point of view
  and your attitude to the source.

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Structure of the Bibliography Annotation

• It is important to know what elements to include
  in your bibliography annotation.
• A plan that reflects the structure of the
  annotation, may include
• Author's proficiency
• The aim of writing
• The potential readers.
• References.
• Concluding part.

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Structure of the Bibliography Annotation

• Author's proficiency here you are to tell about
  the writer as the one apart from the work you
  used. What he is famous for, what about his
  experience at your subject, what position he
  takes/took and so on.
• The aim of writing what the purpose of writing
  was, why he was interested in this issue, what he
  wanted to achieve by this work.

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Structure of the Bibliography Annotation

• The potential readers. This section implies the
  audience this work is addressed (age category,
  special interests, society levels, profession and
  so on.)
• Author's opinion what the author considers his
  work to be, what are the most important aspects
  of work, what he tries to emphasize.

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Structure of the Bibliography Annotation

• References. The author can make references to the
  other works, comparing or contrasting their
  approaches with his own.
• Concluding part. Here you write about the results
  of the separate finding and emphasize the main
  idea of the paper.

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Writing Form and Format Organizational Issues

• The length of the annotation is 100-150 words
  During writing, use the third person singular and
  plural.
• Use passive voice and passive constructions.
• Remember that here your paramount task is not to
  express your emotional attitude to the work but
  to summarize the work and show its contribution
  to your research.
• Try to use the vocabulary of the author showing
  your acquaintance with the work and to convey the
  ideas of the author.
• To save the form of writing, put the author's
  words into the quotation marks.
• Bibliography annotation must follow one or
  another citation formats such as APA, MLA,
  Chicago, ASA, ACA and so on.

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How to Make the Annotation Work Process

• Annotated bibliography is usually a concluding
  part of the research work that has its stages of
  writing.
• One of the first stages of work that coincides
  with a general plan of actions during the paper
  accomplishment is searching and filtering of the
  information.
• Study all the books, articles, magazines you
  separated out. Analyze what literature is the
  most appropriate for your topic, selecting it
  from the other data sources you found.

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Organization of the annotated bibliography.

• It can be of several types
• Alphabetical
• Chronological
• Language
• Subtopic
• Format
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General Tips for Beginners

• Relax. Concentrate on your work and get rid of
  extra thoughts. What you need to do is to be
  fully in the work process.
• Find consultants. You can find them on the
  internet forums or in real life. Ask your
  instructor for a recommendation of appropriate
  literature for your work. Or speak to the
  librarian about what you are looking for, meet
  with experts of your subject to discuss the
  issues concerning your occupation. Attend
  lectures and seminars, additional courses that
  will give a list of capturing literature to the
  audience.
• Be grammatically correct. Though the annotation
  is short enough, it does not mean you will make
  fewer mistakes. Pay attention to the
  morphological and syntactical correctness word
  combinations, order, sentence structure and
  punctuation peculiarities everything matters.

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General Tips for Beginners

• Adhere to the correct structure. In the previous
  paragraphs, we have given you a list of issues
  that should be mentioned in your annotation. Do
  not restrict yourself purely with informative
  functions as evaluation is required in the
  majority of cases.
• Avoid plagiarism. You can find lots of samples of
  the bibliography annotation through the internet
  but do not copy the text. You should read the
  source of writing yourself and come to your
  conclusion. After all, it is an integral part of
  your research.
• Ask your friends to look through the paper. It's
  nice to have somebody to estimate your work from
  one's point of view and to check it for possible
  mistakes.
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