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Writing an Annotated Bibliography (PG)
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What is an Annotated Bibliography? Brief overview of the available research on a topic
A list of research sources with concise descriptions and evaluations of each source
Contains a brief summary of the content and a short analysis or evaluation
Usually a component of a larger project, like a Literature Review
What is the STRUCTURE of an Annotated Bibliography?
The standard structure of an annotated bibliography consists of TWO parts:
Full bibliographic citation (in alphabetical order)
A reference of your source, in the APA style, as you would complete one for a References List
Contents
Description
Short summary of the content of the source
States what the article is about
Relevance and evaluation:
Evaluates the aims and research methods (nature of the research)
Explains how the source is relevant to your research
Briefly explains the key findings using: scope, limitations, strengths
You should critique, reflect and evaluate your statements
What is the writing style? Formal academic writing
Only write in the THIRD person
Use full sentences
Write concisely; mention only relevant details
Your sources should be in alphabetical order
Writing an Annotated Bibliography (PG)
Student Success Centre ssc@icms.edu.au
Some examples of sentence starters:
In this article, Smith reviews…
This article examines…
The authors describe…
The author’s purpose is to challenge…
The main ideas expressed are…
Support for these claims is documented…
Smith has conducted a thorough
investigation of…
The author’s research focuses on…
The author provides a strong theoretical…
Theories are supported by well-known
researchers in this field, such as…
There is a lack of supporting evidence…
The main limitation of the article…
This article is useful for this research topic…
The information is up-to-date and from a
reliable source…
It is relevant to the topic because …
In particular, this article will assist…
An example of an Annotated Bibliography:
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