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Library Guide to Annotated Bibliographies
Prepared by Helene Gold, Eckerd College Library, 2/2009
What is an annotated bibliography?
A standard bibliography contains a list of citations (sources) including but not
limited to books, articles, government documents, interviews, etc.
Each citation is followed by paragraph (about 100 words) that provides additional
information about the source.
What information belongs in an annotation?
An annotation contains, but is not limited to, the following elements:
• Summary of the main themes, arguments, and conclusions.
• Author’s professional qualifications and affiliations
• Intended audience (popular, scholarly or technical)
• Relevance of the source to your topic (why you chose the source)
• Relevance of the source to the other sources (compare and contrast)
• Political, social, religious, ideological bias, if any
What does an annotated bibliography look like?
Sample annotated citation (in MLA format):
Colten, Craig. “The hidden landscape of Yosemite National Park.”
Journal of Cultural Geography 22 (2005): 27-51.
The author, professor of Geography at Louisiana State University,
examines the infrastructure of national parks, mainly water, sewer, and
garbage services. The paper traces the gradual adoption of romantic-era
concepts about shielding human intrusions in parks from public view by
Park Service landscape designers during the early twentieth century. He
also examines how the U.S. Parks Department has drafted formal
guidelines for continuing to keep these services out of public view. This
article is relevant to my topic since it provides a detailed, historic policy
overview of Yosemite and supports my argument that Yosemite needs
more creative ways to deal with increased visitor traffic. This article
augments my other sources by providing a background to current
Yosemite infrastructure policy.
How do I find an author’s biographical information?
Several library databases contain biographical information:
• Current Biography
• NewsBank
• Google (authors with academic, political, and other public affiliation
should be obvious, but make sure the information is current)

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Annotated bibliography

  • 1. Library Guide to Annotated Bibliographies Prepared by Helene Gold, Eckerd College Library, 2/2009 What is an annotated bibliography? A standard bibliography contains a list of citations (sources) including but not limited to books, articles, government documents, interviews, etc. Each citation is followed by paragraph (about 100 words) that provides additional information about the source. What information belongs in an annotation? An annotation contains, but is not limited to, the following elements: • Summary of the main themes, arguments, and conclusions. • Author’s professional qualifications and affiliations • Intended audience (popular, scholarly or technical) • Relevance of the source to your topic (why you chose the source) • Relevance of the source to the other sources (compare and contrast) • Political, social, religious, ideological bias, if any What does an annotated bibliography look like? Sample annotated citation (in MLA format): Colten, Craig. “The hidden landscape of Yosemite National Park.” Journal of Cultural Geography 22 (2005): 27-51. The author, professor of Geography at Louisiana State University, examines the infrastructure of national parks, mainly water, sewer, and garbage services. The paper traces the gradual adoption of romantic-era concepts about shielding human intrusions in parks from public view by Park Service landscape designers during the early twentieth century. He also examines how the U.S. Parks Department has drafted formal guidelines for continuing to keep these services out of public view. This article is relevant to my topic since it provides a detailed, historic policy overview of Yosemite and supports my argument that Yosemite needs more creative ways to deal with increased visitor traffic. This article augments my other sources by providing a background to current Yosemite infrastructure policy. How do I find an author’s biographical information? Several library databases contain biographical information: • Current Biography • NewsBank
  • 2. • Google (authors with academic, political, and other public affiliation should be obvious, but make sure the information is current)