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The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to collect all of the sources you have found at this point, and analyze them for content, quality, and utility. The annotated bibliography is not just a list of your sources; it is an explanation and analysis of each one. There is no introduction or conclusion required for this assignment: You can jump right into the sources and your discussion of them.

See Seagull handbook, pages 74-78, for more information. Each source should be about 1-2 paragraphs.

For each source, you must include:

I. MLA, APA, or Chicago-formatted citation (Seagull 129, 179, and 208 respectively)

II. Summary

Summarize the source. What is it? Where did you find it? What is it about? What information is in it?

III. Evaluation

Evaluate the source. Who is the author, and how credible are they? How credible is the publication where you found it? Does the source seem biased? If so, how, and in what direction?

IV. Utility

Given the source’s contents and quality, will you use it in your research paper? What will you use it for? How will it contribute to your final product?

At the end of the annotated bibliography, make a brief statement of how complete your research is for this paper. Is there information that these sources didn’t cover, that you still need? Are you missing any sources? Do you have a plan to get them?