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1. Students in this course will also complete an annotated bibliography
Students in this course will also complete an annotated bibliography of at least 6 articles
from scholarlypeer-reviewed publications published within the past five years.These links
provide information on how to critically analyze sources, catalogue these sources
usingannotated bibliographies, and write a literature review.• University of Canberra:
Academic Skills Program, Annotated
Bibliographyhttp://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/writing/bibliography• Cornell
University Library: How to Prepare an Annotated
Bibliographyhttp://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm• The Owl at
Purdue: The Annotated
Bibliographyhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/An Annotated
Bibliography is the working list of sources to be used by the writer throughout the
researchand writing process. Like an APA Reference List, an Annotated Bibliography is also
an alphabeticallisting of the writer’s sources in APA format, but each citation is followed by
a summary paragraph ofdescriptive and evaluative comments. This brief summary or
annotation helps the writer understand andrecall the content of the source.The Annotated
Bibliography includes all types of sources such as books, articles, reports,
studies,Internet/electronic sources, interviews, videos, and so forth. Each source is
cataloged in APA format:author(s), year of publication, title of work, location, and publisher.
If the source is electronic (from theInternet or a database), then the writer must also
include the retrieval information using the URL addressof the source. Here is an example of
an electronic source in APA format:Author, A., & Second, B. (2007). Cataloging with an
annotated bibliography. Writingand Researching, 4, 100-115. Retrieved from
http://www.xxxxxxxxx.xxxFollowing the APA citation of each source, the writer’s
annotation should address all or most of thefollowing:• the primary purpose of the text (to
inform or to persuade)• the author’s thesis, supporting ideas, and conclusions• the intended
audience (Proponents or opponents? Other scholars? The general public?)• the authority,
reliability, and credibility of the author’s text• the evidence, research methods, and
supporting materials used (textual and visual)• the significant features of the work
(illustrations, appendices, cross-references)• the strengths and weaknesses of the source,
including any limitations or biases• the significance or relationship to other sources found
(compare and contrast)• the writer’s evaluation of the source and how the source may be
used in the final paper• the significant quotes, passages, or key words that may be used in
the final paper• the corresponding page/paragraph numbers of relevant information,

2. including important passages,quotes, or evidenceThe key to an effective Annotated
Bibliography is brevity. As the writer conducts research, writingconcise annotations for
each source will help the writer in several ways:• to learn more about the topic and what
issues are being debated in the sources• to read more carefully and interact critically with
the texts• to make better judgments about the value of the sources• to more easily compare
and contrast the content of the sources• to develop an arguable thesis statement and a
quick snapshot of the main points observed in thesources• to save time later when creating
APA citations for the source to be cited in the paper and in theAPA Reference List