The Annotated Bibliography
1. The Bibliography.
From The Encyclopedia Britannica (Online Edition, 2008):
The systematic cataloging, study, and description of written and printed works, especially books.
2. The Annotation.
From Turabian (7th edition, 2007, p.148): Some Writers annotate each bibliography entry with a brief description of the work's contents or relevance to their research. In most cases, if you annotate one entry you should annotate them all. If your annotations are brief phrases, add them in brackets after the publication data.
Example 1:
Toulmin, Stephen. The Uses of Argument. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1958. [a seminal text describing argument in nonsymbolic language]
Example 2:
Toulmin, Stephen. The Uses of Argument. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1958.
This is the seminal text in describing the structure of an argument in nonsymbolic language.
3. The Sources.
- For books
- For articles
- See especially the Web of Science Citation Indexes to find the most-cited works on your subject. These products include the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts &Humanities Citation Index.
4. The Format.
- MLA (MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, LB2369 .G53 2003)
- APA (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, BF76.7 .P83 2001)
- CHICAGO (Chicago Manual of Style, Z253 .U69 2003)
- TURABIAN (A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations, LB2369 .T8 2007)
Examples in the Library
Z1361.N39 T49 2001
African American women : an annotated bibliography /
Thomas, Veronica G.
Z1601 .C536 2002
Latin American studies : an annotated bibliography of core works /
Coboa, Ana Maria
Z7161 .L578 2000
Global economic growth : theories, research, studies and annotated bibliography, 1950-1997 /
Liu, Lewis Guodo
Z1237 .I79 2000
Books on early American history and culture, 1991-1995 : an annotated bibliography /
Irwin, Raymond
Z2014.W37 O93 2000
Women writers of the first World War : an annotated bibliography /
Ouditt, Sharon
Z5305.U5 S78 2003
Autobiographies by Americans of color, 1995-2000 : an annotated bibliography /
De Young, Mary
Examples on the Internet
Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: An Annotated
Bibliography
The Nazi
Persecution of Homosexuals: An Annotated Bibliography of Nonfiction Sources in English
World Food Habits Bibliography
Buddhism in Europe: An Annotated Bibliography
Selected Annotated Bibliography of the History of Chinese Science and Medicine
Annotated Bibliography on Literary Theory
