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What is an Annotated Bibliography?

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A collection of cited sources • AKA References page

Each source• Begins with a full APA citation• Followed by an annotation

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What is an Annotation?


NOT just a summary or abstract of the source

“Annotate” means critical or explanatory notes

Your own thoughts must be included!

Your annotation contains a summary of the source AND critical information about the source

Four to eight sentences that include a summary, evaluation, and reflection

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Formatting


Reference page citation

• Double spaced• Hanging indent

Summary and critical information about the source are underneath• Double spaced• One paragraph• Entire paragraph is indented

• Reference citation is first:

• Annotation:

Formatting Example

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Calkins, S., & Kelley, M. (2007, Fall). Evaluating internet and scholarly sources across the disciplines: Two case studies.

College Teaching, 55(4), 151-156. doi:10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00759.x

This article discusses the problem of unintentional online plagiarism and many students’ inability to

evaluate, critique, synthesize, and credit online sources properly. Two case studies from different

disciplines, which were designed to foster critical evaluation of the Internet and scholarly sources,

are discussed in detail. I found this article useful because much of the content of these case studies

can be easily adapted to fit assignments in different academic disciplines. One information literacy

assignment in one quarter at college is not enough. If students are expected to use the Internet in

a responsible way, educators must provide guidelines and relevant experience that allow students to

apply those guidelines in practical ways.

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Structure


Your annotation

should include these

three parts

Summary

EvaluationReflection

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Summary


Two to four sentences long

Ask yourself:• What are the main arguments?• What is the point of this book/article?• What topics are covered?• If someone asks you what the resource was about, how

would you describe it?

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King, J. (2010, July 9). Summer shouldn’t be a lazy time for kids. USA Today, sec. 9a. Retrieved

from http://www.usatoday.com

Obesity rates in children have tripled in the last 30 years and Michelle Obama is making it her goal to

educate children and adults on how to lead healthier lifestyles. Joyce King believes that while Michelle Obama’s

initiative is great, it is going to take a lot of effort from parents to help their children become more active and learn

healthier eating habits. King has worked in broadcasting for more than 20 years and has won many awards, so this

article is very credible. King also provides numerous statistics to back up her claims, including the percentage of

minority children who are overweight and the low percentage of children who will be doing physical activities

during the summer. I found this article to be much more insightful than the other two articles I looked at. I knew that

obesity rates in children were high, but I had no idea how staggering the statistics were and my eyes have been

opened to just how serious childhood obesity has become.

Summary Example


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Evaluation


Evaluate the source

•One to two sentences

Ask yourself:•Who•What•When•Where•Why

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Evaluation Criteria – Who


Who is the author?

Is there an author?

What are the author’s or organization’s qualifications?

• Education• Accreditation• Occupation

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Evaluation Criteria - What


What is the resource about?

• Validate with another resource

Does it cover your topic in depth, or does it briefly mention your topic?

Does the content appear to be reliable and accurate?

Is the content scholarly or peer reviewed?

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Evaluation Criteria - When


When was the source published?

When was the source last edited or updated?

When were facts or statistics gathered?

• Look for outdated information

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Evaluation Criteria - Where


Where did you find the information?• .com = commercial• .edu = educational• .org = organizational• .gov = government

Where was the information published?

What is the website extension?

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Evaluation Criteria - Why


What is the purpose of the resource?

Education Advocacy (Persuasion)

InformationBusiness or Marketing

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healthier eating habits. King has worked in broadcasting for more than 20 years and has won many awards, so this

article is very credible. King also provides numerous statistics to back up her claims, including the percentage of

minority children who are overweight and the low percentage of children who will be doing physical activities

during the summer. I found this article to be much more insightful than the other two articles I looked at. I knew that

obesity rates in children were high, but I had no idea how staggering the statistics were and my eyes have been

opened to just how serious childhood obesity has become.

Evaluation Example


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Reflection


Reflect on your source

The most important part of your annotation because it contains your own thoughts!

One to two sentences

Ask yourself:

• Was this source helpful to me?• Has it changed how I think about the topic?• Was the source too elementary or too advanced?• Did I like the source?

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healthier eating habits. King has worked in broadcasting for over 20 years and has won many awards, so this article

is very credible. King also provides numerous statistics to back up her claims, including the percentage of minority

children who are overweight and the low percentage of children who will be doing physical activities during the

summer. I found this article to be much more insightful than the other two articles I looked at. I knew that obesity

rates in children were high, but I had no idea how staggering the statistics were and my eyes have been opened to

just how serious childhood obesity has become.

Reflection Example


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• Log in to the Student Portal• Click on “Library Resources” in upper left-

hand corner• Click on “APA Citation Help” under Research

Tools• Select the first link – “NoodleBib Full Version”• Log in with firstname.lastname and your

regular Rasmussen password

NoodleBib Will Format Annotations!


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– Contact your campus librarian!– Ask RAS LLC (instant messaging from library home

page)– Email us: [email protected] – Text-a-Librarian: 66746 askllc

Questions?


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