Powerpoint Presentation - Strategic HRM

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY[footnoteRef:1] [1: Adapted from http://library.njit.edu/researchhelpdesk/instruction/rr102-annotatedbibinstructions.pdf]

DEFINITIONS:

BIBLIOGRAPHY = list of citations information sources (books, articles, documents, websites or webpages, audio, video).

ANNOTATION = a brief (often about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph the purpose of which is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

EXPLANATION:

An annotated bibliography summarizes the central theme and scope of each source in the list. Each annotation should include:

 CITATION: a complete citation for each work included.

 SUMMARY: a sentence or two summarizing the author’s main point.

 EVALUATION: a) a statement about the type of source (e.g., a scholarly research article, an editorial from a professional magazine, a feature newspaper article, a chapter from a popular book, a U.S. government website); b) a short evaluation of the authority of the author to write about the topic, quality of the source, objectivity, etc.

 YOUR NOTES: Your own thoughts on why this is relevant for you in the context of your research paper, and how you will use this source.

TIPS

Don't confuse abstracts or summaries with annotations.

Abstracts are the purely descriptive summaries often found at the beginning of scholarly journal articles or in periodical indexes.

Annotations are descriptive and critical; they expose the author's point of view, clarity and appropriateness of expression, and authority.

Student’s Sample - Annotation

Full citation in MLA style

The type of source is named.

Donaldson, Kenneth. Insanity Inside Out. New York: Crown, 1976.

In this book, Donaldson examines the state of the mental healthcare facilities from the point of view of a former psychiatric patient who spent considerable time in such an institution. He describes what it feels like to be clinically insane and how he was treated by both doctors and nurses as well as by society. This is a reliable source because the author tells about his experiences based on first-hand experience, but it’s possible that to prove his point about the poor treatment of the mentally ill he might exaggerate some of his stories. My topic is mental health illness in the early 20th century and how that ties in to Willy Loman's experiences in A Death of a Salesman. I will use this source to compare Donaldson to Loman and gauge how the latter must have been dealing with his condition. This source ties in well into my paper since I examine how the mentally ill were treated in this time period and how that affected Willy Loman.

Page: 3 Statement of topic and how the source will be used in the paper.

It is not enough to say “This source is perfect for my paper because it’s exactly on my topic.” You have to explain why or how it is perfect.

The student shows awareness of possible lack of objectivity on the part of the author.

An assessment of the authority of the author is discussed.

The author’s main point is summarized.