Annotated Bibliography

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Annotated Bibliography

• MLA Format

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Definition

• An annotated bibliography is a list of sources
  used in researching a topic and a summary of the
  contents of each source (http//owl.english.purdue
  .edu).
• MLA stands for the Modern Language Association.

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Helpful Links

• The Purdue Owl (http//owl.english.purdue.edu/hand
  outs/print/general/gl_annotatedbib.html)
• The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing
  Center (http//www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocML
  AWorksCited_Article.html)
• Olin Uris Libraries (http//www.library.cornell.
  edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm)

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MLA Entries

• For a book Authors last name, first name.
  Title. Location of publisher Name of Publisher,
  Year of Publication.
• Hansen, Kevin. Cougar The American Lion.
  Flagstaff Northland, 1992.
• For a journal. Authors last name, first.
  Article Title. Journal Title Volume number.
  Issue number (year) page range.
• Dennis, Carl. What Is Our Poetry to Make of
  Ancient Myths? New England Review 8.1 (1997)
  128-40.
• From a web site Authors last name, first.
  Article Title.
• Journal Title. Date accessed. lturlgt.
• Shiva, Vandana. Bioethics A Third World Issue.
• NativeWeb. 15 Sept. 2001 http//www.nativeweb.org
  .

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Arrangement of Entries

• Arrange entries in alphabetical order, ignoring,
  but including, the article a, an, and the.
• Double space the entire page. Do not place extra
  spacing between entries.
• Use an inverted paragraph format for each entry.
  This mean that the first line of the entry begins
  at the left margin and all subsequent lines are
  indented five spaces.

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Enjoy the Project

• You have been given the opportunity to have fun
  and be creative while learning. Make the most of
  this opportunity!