...(317)274-2049 (317)278-8171 www.iupui.edu/~uwc “Because writers need readers” Preparing an Annotated Bibliography Classes that require you to do research often require an annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography is a useful way to start a research project because it asks you to collect and summarize sources that you might use later in a research paper. Collecting and summarizing sources early in the research process helps you narrow your research topic. The bibliography can also help you evaluate the possible usefulness of source material for later use in a paper. This handout is designed to show you how to create an annotated bibliography. Specifically, it will guide you through the process of creating an annotated bibliography by 1) describing in general terms the meaning of the words “annotated bibliography,” 2) explaining in general terms how to write an annotated bibliography, and 3) offering an example of what an annotated bibliography could look like. However, it is important to note that individual instructors may have different requirements for their annotated bibliography assignments. Please check with your teacher or assignment sheet BEFORE following the advice in this handout. What is an Annotated Bibliography? If you have been assigned to write an annotated bibliography, you might be confused about what the words "annotated" and "bibliography" mean. The word “annotated” is the past tense form of the verb “to annotate” which means to summarize. An annotation...
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...(317)274-2049 (317)278-8171 www.iupui.edu/~uwc “Because writers need readers” Preparing an Annotated Bibliography Classes that require you to do research often require an annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography is a useful way to start a research project because it asks you to collect and summarize sources that you might use later in a research paper. Collecting and summarizing sources early in the research process helps you narrow your research topic. The bibliography can also help you evaluate the possible usefulness of source material for later use in a paper. This handout is designed to show you how to create an annotated bibliography. Specifically, it will guide you through the process of creating an annotated bibliography by 1) describing in general terms the meaning of the words “annotated bibliography,” 2) explaining in general terms how to write an annotated bibliography, and 3) offering an example of what an annotated bibliography could look like. However, it is important to note that individual instructors may have different requirements for their annotated bibliography assignments. Please check with your teacher or assignment sheet BEFORE following the advice in this handout. What is an Annotated Bibliography? If you have been assigned to write an annotated bibliography, you might be confused about what the words "annotated" and "bibliography" mean. The word “annotated” is the past tense form of the verb “to annotate” which means to summarize. An annotation...
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...will discuss plagiarism and judge an argument. Look at the following points before attempting the assessment. You have just been given an assignment to write an annotated bibliography. Before you begin, you need to know what exactly an annotated bibliography is and how to get started. First, what is an annotation? An annotation is more than just a brief summary of an article, book, Web site or other type of publication. An annotation should give enough information to make a reader decide whether to read the complete work. In other words, if the reader were exploring the same topic as you, is this material useful and if so, why? How is an annotation different from an abstract? While an abstract also summarizes an article, book, Web site or other type of publication, it is purely descriptive. Although annotations can be descriptive, they also include distinctive features about an item. Annotations can be evaluative and critical as we will see when we look at the two major types of annotations. What is an annotated bibliography? An annotated bibliography is an organized list of sources (like a reference list). It differs from a straightforward bibliography in that each reference is followed by a paragraph length annotation, usually 100–200 words in length. Depending on the assignment, an annotated bibliography might have different purposes: * Provide a literature review on a particular subject * Help to formulate a thesis on a subject * Demonstrate the research...
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... | |SUBDOMAIN 711.1 - USING INFORMATION GATHERING TO IMPROVE NURSING PRACTICE | |SUBDOMAIN 711.2 - NURSING & OTHER RELEVANT THEORIES | | | |Competency 711.1.1: Internet Searches - The graduate can conduct Internet and database searches and critique and evaluate | |articles/materials acquired from these searches. | |Competency 711.1.2: Incorporate Data Into Practice - The graduate can use articles/materials acquired from Internet and database| |searches to improve nursing practice. | |Competency 711.2.2: Relevant Theories - The graduate can critique, evaluate, and utilize relevant theories from non-nursing | |disciplines. | |...
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...Summary: an annotated bibliography should briefly describe the chosen source and then build the relevancy of the source with the current research. Components of Annotated Bibliography In a number of universities, professors demand for an annotated bibliography, in addition to the reference page. Often the annotated bibliography is required before starting the actual research and writing work. Therefore, it is important to understand what the annotated bibliography is and how it is formulated. Developing an Annotated Bibliography In research essays and coursework, an annotated bibliography is a page inserted before the reference page, which lists all sources used in the text with their brief description. The purpose of forming a list of sources with their description is to justify the relevance and significance of the sources you have used in your assignment. There are a number of websites like Wikipedia, eHow, Ask, etc., which are not considered as credible sources for academic papers. Thus, academic papers demands sources that are credible and relevant to your field of study. The annotated bibliography page is used to for this purpose in order to justify that the sources you have used for your academic paper are relevant and authentic. Components of Annotated Bibliography Some of the major components of an annotated bibliography are as under: 1. Discussing Core Ideas It is important that you give a brief account of the ideas and concepts that have been used...
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...are dividing the literature: Divide your sources into a few categories. A suggestion is that you divide them into three to five categories. • Conclusion: Summarize what the literature says on your topic. Approach: This semester, you have critiqued an author’s analysis in the critique essay and have critically evaluated several articles in the annotated bibliography. In this assignment you will synthesize the ideas of several authors in a synthesis essay, or literature review. For your annotated bibliography, you will select the topic "The Impact of Mobile Devices on Cybersecurity". You constructed a list of 12 references and summarized and critically analyzed them in 150-200 words each. In the synthesis essay, you will focus your research efforts in a particular area, perhaps as a response to what you found while writing the annotated bibliography. You will then conduct more research and synthesize your findings in this synthesis essay. Please note that the annotated bibliography was the beginning, not the end, of your research. You might decide to disregard several of the articles you analyzed in the critical annotated bibliography because they don’t speak to the specific area on which you have decided to write your synthesis essay. You might select one article...
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...Directions for Annotated Bibliography You will provide an annotated bibliography of 25 references that you plan to use for your research paper. This must be in APA format, with a cover page and references that each includes a summary, analysis and reflection. This assignment is due by 12 midnight (EST) on the Sunday of Week 3. Why do an annotated bibliography? The Writing Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides an excellent response: A good annotated bibliography: • encourages you to think critically about the content of the works you are using, their place within a field of study, and their relation to your own research and ideas. • proves you have read and understand your sources. • establishes your work as a valid source and you as a competent researcher. An annotated bibliography is a list of sources and includes APA formatted references to the articles, books and resources (all which should have been found through the Liberty University Online Library) which one has compiled for a research assignment. Following each reference is a brief description and an evaluation of the source. The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to benefit the researcher and provide the content, relevance and quality of the sources. Do NOT simply cut and past the abstract as the annotation, as they are not the same. Abstracts are summaries of a source, whereas annotations also include a short summary. Abstracts include a critical...
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...MBA 710- HF2B Managerial Finance ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FINANCE CURRENT EVENTS This assignment is due on the established "Due Date", no exceptions allowed and no late submissions accepted. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Objective: This assignment allows an explanation of the issues and challenges facing companies today in the context of Managerial Finance. Additionally, this assignment allows students to focus on a topic in order to explore the relevant topic and comprehend how the topic relates to the article. DESCRIPTION OF WEEKLY ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT (60 POINTS IN TOTAL): Steps to complete the Weekly Annotated Bibliography Assignment: 1- Each week select one article that relates to the current topic for the week. 2- Write a concise and comprehensive review of the article relating it to the current topic for the Week. You must state in the paper how the article relates to the associated topic. Points will be deducted if there is not a clear reference to the associated topic. 3- Describe the relevance of the article to the topic of the Week (use the current week's syllabus and objectives as a guide). Points will be deducted if there is not a clear reference to the relevance of the associated topic. 4- Provide a comprehensive and thorough analysis of the article. Do not repeat what the article states, but describe the highlights and the applicability of the highlights to the applicable Topic. Points will be deducted if there is not a comprehensive...
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...assignment, you will use the library databases to locate academic journal articles in sociology on the topics you select from the list below. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY These skills include: • • • When you have completed this assignment, you will have enhanced the skills necessary to successfully locate, obtain and use scholarly resources found through the library. You will also have a start on your essay, which is due later in the term. creating successful keyword searches to find resources for your topic; using databases to find relevant articles for your topic; and, assessing the scholarly nature of a resource. Identify a topic for your essay using the lists below – this will be the same list from which you will choose your research paper topic. Pick one topic from column A and one topic from column B, and study the work in that area (for example, race and education). You may choose any combination. A Race Age Gender Immigration B Social Movements Health Poverty Crime This assignment is an annotated bibliography containing five peer-reviewed sociology journal articles on your topic. Submit this annotated bibliography (it should be about one page, single-spaced) to www.schoology.com, before noon on Monday, June 30, 2014. Go to the following link: Then Select: JSTOR PART 1: LIBRARY RESEARCH (Finding Articles): http://library.northsouth.edu/OnlineJournals.php Let’s say you were interested in finding articles on the topic of class and education (use your own keywords from...
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...NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONS FEEDBACK SHEET Activity 6 Dear Student, Please use this document to submit Activity 6. You can simply start typing in the first blank page (recommended) or paste in text from another document into the first blank page. Please save this file as: Your last name, first initial, e.g., BTM5000-6 (DoeJBTM5000-6). Please save a copy of this file for yourself. Academic Integrity: Please see and follow the Academic Integrity Policy in the Learner portal. Your instructor may select this or any activity to review and submit to Turnitin to assess for an Academic Integrity violation Main Task: Prepare an Annotated Bibliography Using the guidelines and resources you’ve reviewed create an Annotated Bibliography consisting of the two articles listed as resources for this Activity. Length: 2 entries. Approximately 2-3 pages. Submit your document in the Course Work area below the Activity screen. Learning Outcome: 8 • Analyze research articles for construction of an Annotated Bibliography. Your instructor will give you feedback using the form below and in margin comments on your work. Reading and using your instructor’s feedback is as much a part of your learning as is reading the course materials and doing activities. Your instructor will not only help you understand the quality of your work on this activity, but will also give you guidance on how to improve your skills and increase your knowledge that, if you follow...
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...writing process that im not use to has help me change the way i think about college writing. It has also change the way i write and has helped me learn more about myself as a writer. I believe that through the writing process i have changed the way I think about college writing. I didn't think it would be much different than high school writing but throughout this process i have realized that the process that is involved for college writing is much more complex. For example when I write an essay for my english classes in high school all that is required is a rough draft and a final draft and sometimes you need to have it peer edited before submitting it. Differently during the writing process for a college essay I had to have 2 rough drafts revised and edited and a final draft to meet the requirements. Another big difference in the writing process is the we had to turn in a annotated bibliography that I had never been required to turn in , in any of my high school writing classes. Going through the writing process it has changed the way i see college writing...
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... o 1" margins on top, bottom, left, and right o Double-‐spaces between sentences o No extra space between paragraphs o Times New Roman font, 12pt o Indents of .5 inches Formatting your assignments the right way Formatting can be frustrating if you do it incorrectly. Some students use the space bar instead of the tab key, and they use the return or enter button instead of allowing the program they are using to double-‐space automatically. This makes your paper look unprofessional, and it causes you more frustration in the end because you're working against your software rather than with it. This tutorial will explain how to format your paper. Instructions The formatting palette is what you will use to do most of the formatting in your paper. It has many options...
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...Critical annotated bibliographies Bibliographies v annotated bibliographies A bibliography is a list of references used in an assessment task, presented in alphabetical order, listed according to the authors’ surnames. Different referencing conventions, eg Harvard, APA or Footnotes, have different style requirements, so check with your teacher / lecturer, or a librarian for guidelines. An annotated bibliography though gives an overview and can also include a critical evaluation of the source. The length may vary a great deal from a couple of lines to a paragraph and these are normally written in full sentences. However you may encounter some annotated bibliographies that use brief and incomplete sentences when word limit and conciseness are particularly crucial. Content People who read annotated bibliographies want to gain from the experience of the person who has already read and used the book. At the minimum, they want a summary of the contents. However, they may also want the bibliography writer’s critical evaluation of the book or article. They may want to know: • • • • • • • • the strengths and weaknesses of the source its place in and relationship to the wider field of research how it adds to the research of the field if the information is sound, logical and well researched if it is readable and informative if it is broad and balanced the intended audience the aims and philosophical or theoretical bases of the source. In short, the reader...
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...Development Annotated Bibliography Assignment Spring 2015 Purpose The assignment provides each team with the opportunity to research a specific contemporary issue that is being explored by academics and shaping the practice and study of the leadership and management development field today. It also provides each team with the opportunity to refine its academic research skills. Instructions Prepare an annotated bibliography on the topic your team has agreed on and submitted to me. A guide to preparing an annotated bibliography is on the Main Page of the course's Jenzabar site. Submission Date The final draft of the bibliography is to be submitted by one member of your team with the other members copied. The final draft is due by email to j.heffner@aui.ma no later than Thursday, April 7th by 23:00. Please do not submit the assignment late as it will not be graded. Evaluation Criteria This assignment is worth 20 points. It will be graded based on the following criteria: (a) the clarity and quality of the writing, (b) the relationship of the articles to the topic, and (c) the proper use of APA formatting guidelines. Formal Requirements Students are expected to follow APA style guidelines, use 12 point Times New Roman font, standard margins, page numbers in the bottom right corner, 1.5 line spacing, and have a cover page. (See instructions and the online APA guidelines resource in the course syllabus.) I also expect students to use the Spell Check...
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...Annotated Bibliography One Keila Montenegro Annotated Bibliography September 4, 2014 BSHS/345 Annotated Bibliography Two Annotated Bibliography Asian American Culture Le, C.N. 2014. "Population Statistics & Demographics" Asian-Nation: The Landscape of Asian America. <http://www.asian-nation.org/population.shtml> (September 2, 2014). Retrieved from: http://www.asian-nation.org/population.shtml on September 2, 2014. This article is great for getting well informed on the diversity of the Asian –American culture in a demographic level. It brakes down the culture to more ethnically specific demographic, and goes o to explain how the Asian-American culture has grown over the years with data from the Census. Linda Nguyen (2002). Characteristics of a Traditional Asian Family. Retrieved from: http://www.coedu.usf.edu/zalaquett/mcdp/Asian%20handout.htm on: September 2, 2014. This article contains a list describing the characteristics found in Asian families; it explains the disciplines, gender differences and so on. The article can be used when researching the characteristics of the Asian- American culture, and understanding the cultural diversity and traditions. Latino-American Minority health (2012). Hispanics or Latino Populations. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/populations/REMP/hispanic.html on: September...
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