This site is an aide for students and others to create Annotated Bibliographies. A critical step in the research process is the gathering and evaluation of information and or evidence. This site offers the ability to record links to evidence and information that you find, along with evaluative comments, in an easy to use and easy to retrieve fashion.
What is an Annotated Bibliography?
According to Wikipedia it is a bibliography that gives a summary of the research that has been done. It is still an alphabetical list of research sources. In addition to bibliographic data, an annotated bibliography provides a brief summary or annotation.
The annotation usually contains a brief summary of content and a short analysis or evaluation. Depending on your assignment you may be asked to reflect, summarise, critique, evaluate or analyse the source.
The purpose of annotations is to provide the reader with a summary and an evaluation of the source. In order to write a successful annotation, each summary must be concise. An annotation should display the source's central idea(s) and give the reader a general idea of what the source is about.
An annotation should include the complete bibliographic information for the source. It should also include some or all of the following:
* An explanation about the authority and/or qualifications of the author.
* Scope or main purpose of the work.
* Any detectable bias.
* Intended audience and level of reading
* A summary comment
Ideally, an annotation should be between 100 to 200 words
