Annotated Bibliography
Bibliography - List of sources used for researching a topic
Annotation - Summary and/or evaluation
Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes:
Visuals (photographs and other images) must also be annotated.
List only those sources that you used to develop your entry. An annotation normally should be only 2-4 sentences long.
Annotation - Summary and/or evaluation
Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes:
- Summary of source - 1 sentence on what the source is about
- Evaluation - Is the source useful and reliable? How does it compare with other sources? Are there any biases?
- Reflection - How does this source fit into your research and help you understand your topic?
- Primary or Secondary Source and why
Visuals (photographs and other images) must also be annotated.
List only those sources that you used to develop your entry. An annotation normally should be only 2-4 sentences long.
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Example of an Annotation:
Bates, Daisy. The Long Shadow of Little Rock. 1st ed. New York: David McKay Co. Inc., 1962.
Daisy Bates was the president of the Arkansas NAACP and the one who met and listened to the students each day. This first-
hand account was very important to my paper because it made me more aware of the feelings of the people involved.
Secondary sources which include primary materials
You also may use the annotation to explain that a book or other secondary source included several primary sources used for the paper. Examples:
"This book included three letters between person X on the frontier and person Y back in New England, which provided insight into the struggles and experiences of the settlers."
"This book provided four photos of settlers on the Great Plains and their homes, which were used on the exhibit."
Please note that the materials included in secondary sources, like your text book, are not primary in this instance because they have been taken out if their original context. For example, an image of a painting may have been cropped, or a letter may be missing sentences.
Explanation of credits for documentaries
You are supposed to give credit in the documentary itself for photos or other primary sources, but you can do this in a general way, such as by writing, "Photos from: National Archives, Ohio Historical Society, A Photographic History of the Civil War" rather than listing each photo individually in the documentary credits, which would take up too much of your allotted 10 minutes.
You then must use the annotation in the bibliography to provide more detailed information.
Bates, Daisy. The Long Shadow of Little Rock. 1st ed. New York: David McKay Co. Inc., 1962.
Daisy Bates was the president of the Arkansas NAACP and the one who met and listened to the students each day. This first-
hand account was very important to my paper because it made me more aware of the feelings of the people involved.
Secondary sources which include primary materials
You also may use the annotation to explain that a book or other secondary source included several primary sources used for the paper. Examples:
"This book included three letters between person X on the frontier and person Y back in New England, which provided insight into the struggles and experiences of the settlers."
"This book provided four photos of settlers on the Great Plains and their homes, which were used on the exhibit."
Please note that the materials included in secondary sources, like your text book, are not primary in this instance because they have been taken out if their original context. For example, an image of a painting may have been cropped, or a letter may be missing sentences.
Explanation of credits for documentaries
You are supposed to give credit in the documentary itself for photos or other primary sources, but you can do this in a general way, such as by writing, "Photos from: National Archives, Ohio Historical Society, A Photographic History of the Civil War" rather than listing each photo individually in the documentary credits, which would take up too much of your allotted 10 minutes.
You then must use the annotation in the bibliography to provide more detailed information.