When assigned a research paper or source-based article to write in college, your professor will often require that you submit an annotated bibliography of the sources you plan to incorporate into your paper.
What is the purpose of an annotated bibliography?
Annotated bibliographies outline your sources. This is where you’ll list your sources, and summarize and evaluate each one.
Annotated bibliographies are a great way to organize the information you’ll be using and plan how you’ll use it. This is also where you’ll assess the credibility of your sources and compare or contrast the information across other sources.
Writing an annotated bibliography
To start, you’ll need citations of your sources, most often required in MLA format. On a new line after each source, summarize and evaluate your sources. Briefly explain what the source was about and consider why the source was written. You can also include a short analysis of the work for future reference. At the end of each annotation, expand on how you’ll incorporate the information from the source into your research paper or article.
Check out these links for more on annotated bibliographies!
Purdue OWL: Annotated Bibliographies
Genre of Annotated Bibliography
Here is a great sample of an annotated bibliography in different citations:
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