Writing an Annotated Bibliography By P.Q. Torrefranca

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Writing an Annotated BibliographyBy P.Q.
Torrefranca

• References
• Modern Language Association. MLA Handbook for
  Writers of
• Research Papers. 7th ed. New York Modern
  Language
• Association of America, 2009. Print.
• Stacks, Geoff and Erin Karper. Rev. Dana
  Bisignini. Ed. Allen Brizee.
• Annotated Bibliographies. The OWL at
  Purdue. Purdue U Online
• Writing Lab, 21 July 2009. Web. 5 Sep
  2009.

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Bibliographic CitationElements needed in citing
my source of info

• BOOK
• AUTHOR(s)
• TITLE OF BOOK
• PUBLISHER
• PLACE OF PUBLICATION
• DATE OF PUBLICATION
• MEDIUM ( Print or Web )
• Smith, Craig B. How the Great Pyramid Was Built.
• New York Smithsonian Books-Collins, 2006.
• Print.
• If obtained from a database on the Web
• Smith, Craig B. How the Great Pyramid Was Built.
• New York Smithsonian Books-Collins, 2006.
• Questia. Web.

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Bibliographic CitationElements needed in citing
my source of info

• PERIODICAL (magazine or journal)
• Author(s)
• Title of article
• Periodical Title
• Vol. (if indicated)
• Issue (if indicated)
• Pages
• Issue date
• Medium ( Print or Web )
• Folger, Tim. Return of the Invisible Man.
  Discover July/August 2009.
• 42-49. Print.
• IF obtained from a database on the WebIF
  obtained from a database on the WebIF obtained
  from a database on the Web
• Folger, Tim. Return of the Invisible Man.
  Discover July/August 2009.
• 42-49. EBSCO. Web. 5 Sep.2009.

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Punctuations? Spacings? Elements
needed?

• Use bibliographic citation tools
• www. easyBib.com
• www. CitationMachine.com
• www.noodletools.com
• Scroll to lt noodleBib Express gt
• Spell correctly. Alphabetize all entries. Double
  space between lines.

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Annotated Bibliographic Entry-a bibliographic
citation followed by an annotation (summary and
evaluation of the cited source comments on the
contents and its relevance to the work of the
researcher)

• Obesity as a Public Health Issue A Look at
  Solutions. Harvard University Program for
• Health Systems Improvement. 2003.
  Harvard Forums on Health. 18 Nov.2003. Web.
• 09 Sep.2009.
• This website shows the results
  of a survey that shows Americans would support
  
• banning school vending machines
  that sell unhealthy foods. The surbey was
• conducted across the country
  for 9 months.This is a good source for proving
  that
• many Americans would support a
  proposal for decreasing childhood obesity. This
• will be particularly helpful in
  my effort to prove that the public is aware,
  concerned
• and interested in making
  improvements in the lifestyle of their children.

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Annotated Bibliographic EntryHow to write one

• 1. Summarize
• A summary of what the source is all about. What
  are the main arguments?
• What is the point of this book or article? What
  topics are covered?
• 2. Assess
• In addition to the brief summary, evaluate it.
• Is it a useful source?
• How does it compare with other sources in your
  bibliography?
• Is the information reliable?
• Is this source biased or objective?
• What is the goal of this source?
• 3. Reflect ( ask how it fits into your
  research)
• How does it help you shape your argument?
• How can you use this source in your research
  project?
• Has it changed how you think about your topic?

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Annotated BibliographyWhy write one?

• 1. To learn more about your topic
• Writing an annotated bibliography is excellent
  preparation for a research project. Just
  collecting sources for a bibliography is useful,
  but when you have to write annotations for each
  source, you're forced to read each source more
  carefully. You begin to read more critically
  instead of just collecting information. At the
  professional level, annotated bibliographies
  allow you to see what has been done in the
  literature and where your own research or
  scholarship can fit.
• 2. To help you formulate a thesis
• Every good research paper is an argument. The
  purpose of research is to state and support a
  thesis. So a very important part of research is
  developing a thesis that is debatable,
  interesting, and current. Writing an annotated
  bibliography can help you gain a good perspective
  on what is being said about your topic. By
  reading and responding to a variety of sources on
  a topic, you'll start to see what the issues are,
  what people are arguing about, and you'll then be
  able to develop your own point of view.
• 3. To help other researchers
• Extensive and scholarly annotated bibliographies
  are sometimes published. They provide a
  comprehensive overview of everything important
  that has been and is being said about that topic.
  You may not ever get your annotated bibliography
  published, but as a researcher, you might want to
  look for one that has been published about your
  topic.