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WRIT 1003 (Kidder): Annotated Bibliographies

WRIT 1003: Annotated Bibliography Requirements

Annotated Bibliography must include:

  • five sources, three of which must be academic on one of the assigned topics 

Components of an Annotated Bibliography Defined

  • Annotated Bibliography

A bibliography that includes annotations or summary-and-evaluation notes added to each cited work in the list.

  • Citation

A reference to the specific source—represented, directly quoted, or paraphrased—from which the original idea or information was obtained The citation should follow the prescribed format rules of MLA style, APA style, Chicago style, or another official citation style.  
For MLA Style, please see the OWL at Purdue 

  • Annotation

A comment or note summarizing and evaluating a specific work.

  • Works Cited or Bibliography

A complete list of the works cited, attached to the end of the paper.  When the list includes works consulted but not directly cited, this list is called a Bibliography.

Online Library Workshop: Creating an Annotated Bibliography

We are holding two online library workshops on annotated bibliographies in the next few weeks:

Citation Resources

When you find an MLA citation that a database has generated, you will need to check the formatting when you add it to your Works Cited or Annotated Bibliography. For quick access, I recommend Purdue OWL's MLA Style Page.

Video: Creating an Annotated Bibliography