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Annotated bibliographies

Annotated bibliographies

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Annotated bibliographies

- Sometimes as part of the research process, you may be asked to create an annotated bibliography or an evaluative annotation. As you know, a bibliography or work cited page is where your sources are listed, so that whomever reads your research paper can review and find the sources you used as part of the research process. Annotation takes this one step further. Sometimes you may be asked to construct an annotated bibliography. This list of sources, which may include books, articles, images, or other research materials, not only includes the citation for the item you consulted, but the citation is immediately followed by a brief paragraph which describes the source and helps the reader to decide whether or not the source and its contents are useful and relevant to the thesis topic or research undertaken. Here's an example of an annotation for a book. As you can see, there is the standard full citation for the book, then a paragraph commenting on the contents of the book and how the…

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