bibliography is a list of documents/other materials related to the specific subject
2types
I. A list of materials someone has used while researching the paper, article or book
- it provides citations to the work which would be arranged alphabetically by the authors last name
II. Separate work that stands on its own
ranging in length from less than a page to several pages. In a book a list of work can be entered selective /exhaustive
Each entry is accompanied by a statement which describes, explains, evaluate. At times abstracts can be used
It helps researchers find out about the extent of materials available to determine the quality or usefulness of different books, articles and other resources.
Examining sources: thinking about what to say in an annotated bibliography
- authors: connection to subject, does it reflect personal/scholarly interest to the topic
- title: does it tell anything important about the work
- publisher:
- date of publish
- pages: has the author given enough space to topic
Structure of annotated bibliography
subtopic
date of publication
time period covered
this information was obtained from lawrence university library guidelines to writing an anotated bibliography
Law Uni. 2007. Writing an annotated bibliography. Retrieved September 25, 2009
