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Spark 001 - The Art of Attention (Varnot)

Library Session for The Art of Attention

Annotated Bibliographies

Annotated Bibliography Example (OWL, Purdue Online Writing Lab)

  • an example in MLA related to stem cell research

Annotated Bibliography Samples (OWL, Purdue Online Writing Lab)

  • examples are given for the following styles: MLA, APA, and CMS (Chicago Manual of Style)

What is an Annotated Bibliography?

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What are two key purposes of an annotated bibliograpy?

Annotated Bibliographies - MLA Style

How to Write an Annotated Bibliography - MLA Style (Library, University of Maryland University College)

  • describes annotations including two major types: 1) descriptive or informative; 2) analytical or critical

Writing An Annotated Bibliography (Library, University of Guelph)

  • describes an annotated bibliography's purposes and notes that preferred types of annotated bibliographies in the arts, social sciences, and sciences; provides examples of citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago

A Guide to Annotated Bibliographies (George Mason University, The Writing Center)

  • divides citations into three types (summary, evaluation, reflection) and provides sample annotations

MLA Examples (The Writing Center, The University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill)

  • sample annotations (informative, indicative, evaluative, custom, telescopic, and paragraph)

Writing an Annotated Bibliography (Writing Advice, University of Toronto)

  • defines an annotated bibliography and gives an example of summarizing vs. identifying the argument; provides verbs for discussing texts & arguments

Write an Annotated Bibliography (Robert E. Kennedy Library, Cal Poly)

  • distinguishes between abstracts and annotations; provides one brief descriptive annotation (APA) and one evaluative annotation (APA)