An annotated bibliography is… a list of citations to books, articles, and documents where each citation is followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.
Citation + Annotation
An annotation:
Summarizes: What are the main arguments? What is the point of the source? What topics are covered?
Assesses: Is the source useful? Is the information reliable? Is the source biased or objective?
Reflects: How does it help shape your argument? Can you use this source in your research project?
Citations should still be listed alphabetically like a regular bibliography. The annotation should be written in paragraph form and fully indented under the citation. The above example is for MLA.
