The Annotated Bibliography

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The Annotated Bibliography

• Working from the Source

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Starting out Right

• Gather your sources
• Write your communication context
• Study examples
• Write the draft
• Submit to your peers

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The Communication Context

• Use the same communication context you used for
  the informative abstract.
• Direct to the same reader as the informative
  abstract.

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What is an annotated bibliography?

• An organized list of sources
• An informative text following each source
• Usually 100 to 150 words in length

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What goes into an annotated bibliography?

• Describes the content
• Describes usefulness
• Discusses limitations
• Describes audience it was meant for
• Evaluates the research
• Discusses authors background
• Discusses conclusions
• Describes your reaction

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How is an annotated bibliography different from
an informative abstract?

• Is shorter
• Explores the subject for further research
• Isnt a substitute for reading the article
• Is part of decision making process

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Analyzing Information Sources

• Is the author credible?
• Who is the audience?
• When was it published?

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Analyzing Information Sources

• Is the information fact, opinion, or propaganda?
• Does the work provide new knowledge to the field?
• How is it written?

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Writing the Annotated Bibliography

• This is your chance to evaluate the subject of
  your informative abstract
• Go back and re-read the articles
• Adopt a new perspective

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The round up

• Would you recommend the source to your superior?
• Would you include it as a source in a research
  project?

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Finally

• Approach this from a new vantage
• Read the article
• Evaluate everything

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Sources

• http//www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/ski
  ll28.htm
• http//www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/AnnotatedBibl
  iography.html
• http//www.crk.umn.edu/library/links/annotate.htm