Creating annotated bibliographies
Creating Annotated Bibliographies
DEFINITIONS:
•An annotation is a summary or an evaluation of an article
•A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, website, etc.) that someone has used for researching a topic. This usually just includes the bibliographic information (author, title, date, publisher, etc.)
•Therefore, an Annotated Bibliography is a summary or evaluation sources used for your research. Each source should be written with the bibliography information first and then the annotation.
HELPFUL HINTS:
•To summarize you can look for different things such as: main arguments, the main point of the article, the topics covered, etc. After this you can evaluate it by seeing if it’s a useful source, and the information is reliable.
•The main purpose of writing an annotated bibliography is to prepare you for a research or a persuasive speech. Writing summaries for every source allows you to read more critically instead of just collecting information.
WRITING AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
The average annotated bibliography consists of the citation information and a short paragraph, usually three to six sentences in length.
The annotation should include most of the following information
•Main purpose of the work
•Brief description of the work’s format & content
•Currency of the author’s work
•Work’s intended audience
•Value of the work
•Possible shortcomings or bias
•Special features, ie: glossary, appendices, index, etc.
EXAMPLES OF ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Larkin, C., ed. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. London: Guinness, 1992.
Very comprehensive reference book of 3,296 pages (more than 10,000 entries) encompassing all styles of popular music, including jazz. Primarily biographical, but does contain record label history. Entries from 150-3000 words, though some important artists have longer entries. This reference work has a complete index and would be useful for students researching any type of music or musician.
Backes, Magnus and Regine Dolling. The Art of the Dark Ages. Trans. Francisca. NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1969.
Focuses on German and North Italian art up to eleventh century. Good introduction discussing transition from Roman civilization to medieval, though a bit dated. Useful chart in back of book divides Roman art into Pre-Carolingian, Carolingian, and Ottonian art. Lots of jewelry, helmets, and other sorts of art. Little emphasis on medieval monsters, but does illustrate h ow art looked before the Gothic emergence. Available at Eugene Public Library.
Tubach, Frederic C. Index Exemplorum: A Handbook of Medieval Religious Tales. Helsinki: 1969.
Tales arranged in alphabetical order by motif. Very useful for checking out folktales similar to a piece of medieval literature. Often worth looking at merely for the zany entries. My personal favorites include the entries on demon-possessed mice.
ON-LINE DATABASES FOR ELECTRONIC JOURNAL ARTICLES
This is where you go to retrieve electronic journal articles for your annotated bibliography assignment.
The following web site addresses are sites that you can go to that will give you valuable research information without browsing the entire web. The Nebraska Library Commission provides these sites, with the exception of the sites that the Waverly Senior High Media Center provides.
Clicking on the following address can access the following sites: http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/nebraskaccess which takes you to the Nebraska Library Commission database page.
BIG CHALK E LIBRARY
1. Click on Library
2. Click on Big Chalk e Library
3. Type in Waverly passwords
4. Type in topic in search box
5. Click on sources desired-magazines, books, newspapers, pictures, maps, TV & Radio transcripts.
6.Click on Search
7.Click on desired article. You can email, print or copy and paste part of article into word.
Distributor: Proquest
WILSON WEB
1. Click on Library
2. Click on Magazines – Wilson
3. Type in Waverliy passwords
4. Click on Search on the left hand side
5. Type your topic in the search box
6. Click on left-hand side of 100% box of article desired for full text articles
Distributor: H.W. Wilson
A WEB SITE TO COMPLETE YOUR INTERNET ANNOTATION
This is an address where you can go to complete your web site annotated bibliography.
http://www.google.com/
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