Annotated Bibliographies
Describe, give publication information for, and sometimes evaluate each work on a list of sources.
Informally done for research projects so that you know what sources you have and what they are about.
Formally done to show instructors that you have engaged in preparatory work for project.
Descriptive:
Describe the sources without evaluation of the source.
May be very short.
MLA format.
May be very long and very formal.
Evaluative:
Offer opinions of a source as well as describing.
May be one to two paragraphs long.
Key Features:
Brief introductory statement concerning what you are covering, the scope of it, why.
Complete bibliographical information in the documentation style appropriate to the field.
Concise description of the work.
Relevant commentary.
Consistent presentation.
An annotated bibliography is an excellent way to keep track of the research you gather for your project.
Make no mistake about it— it is extremely important that you keep track of all of your evidence for your
research project, and that you keep track of it from the beginning of the process of research writing.