Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association, 2001.
This is a guide of indispensable use to researchers, teachers and students in a range of disciplines including business, nursing, psychology, sociology, among others. The manual sets the detailed requirements for researching and preparing the annotated bibliography. It discusses the specific rules for grammar usage and gives instructions on preparing publications from the abstract to the reference list.
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
Gibaldi has provided a research guide that encompasses all the aspects in writing research paper from the selection of the topic to the submission of the paper. It gives a detailed procedure of citations and format and at the same time offers excellent advice on how to carry out the research and prepare the annotated bibliography. The book is very helpful since it embraces contemporary research practices.
Harner, James L. On Compiling an Annotated Bibliography, 2nd ed., New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2000.
In this book, Harner provides vast information on how to plan research, organize the annotated bibliography, compile entries, use computer in preparing the manuscript, and how to edit. The main focus of the author is how to prepare a comprehensive bibliography on a single author literary. The techniques and procedures are simply adapted to selective or general subject bibliographies, and to other discipline periods.
Lampert, Lynn. How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography. Northridge: Oviatt Library, California State University. Retrieved at http://library.csun.edu/llampert/pasannbib.ppt
In this presentation, Lampert takes us through the steps involved in preparing the annotated bibliography. The author starts by defining annotated bibliography, and then differentiates annotations from abstracts. A detailed process of preparing the bibliography is then given, which is the focus of this presentation. Finally, the author highlights how an article can be appraised, giving examples of annotated bibliographies, the contents, and the considerations.
Sarah gives a general guide on how to prepare an annotated bibliography. The guide starts with the definition of annotated bibliography and the comparison of annotations and abstracts. It then gives the three-step process of creating the bibliography, how to critically appraise a book, article, or a document, and the formatting. It finally gives an example of an annotated bibliography of a journal entry.
This website gives a general guide on how to prepare an annotated bibliography. It contains the definitions of annotated bibliography, the purpose, the considerations in its preparation, and the writing style. It further gives the structure of the annotated bibliography, i.e. how it looks like, what it contains, and the word limit. This is indeed a useful material for researchers.
This manual is a great reference tool for researchers, writers, designers and publishers. It covers both the paper structure and the language usage including grammar, punctuation, illustrations, quotations, etc. It further contains humanities style of documentation with a range of examples that includes the citations. Under annotated bibliography, it gives the general guideline on its preparation and design.
In-depth description of my search strategy and use of key words to find sources
In order to find the above seven sources, I have carried out an online search on the title “Annotated Bibliography.” With a list of several reference materials from my search engine, I narrowed down to those materials that give conclusive information on the preparation of annotated bibliographies. My major focus was the process of preparing the annotated bibliography and my key words were annotated bibliography, definition, contents, procedure, and appraisal.
Discuss how annotated bibliographies are different between various disciplines such as social science and humanities and are crafted around the role they play in the final research paper.
Annotated bibliographies, in all disciplines, give the account of the research done on a given topic. An annotated bibliography provides a summary of the contents of each source and the assessment of the value and the relevance of the source. Depending on the discipline and the title, annotated bibliographies vary in size and design. In one discipline, an annotated bibliography can be one stage in the larger research project, or an independent project on another discipline.
Taking humanities and sciences, the usefulness of the annotated bibliography depends on the selection of the sources. For humanities, where the sources contain individual opinions, it is upon the researcher to evaluate the different opinions and come up with a conclusive list. Most science materials, however, contain principles and facts as they are, not subject to the authors’ opinion. Such sources do not require the author’s evaluation to authenticate the facts or the principles. Humanities require a clear definition of the scope of the research and a clear judgment on the contents. Such bibliographies should be reasonably comprehensive, and within well defined boundaries.
Works Cited
American Psychological Association. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association, 2001.
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
Harner, James L. On Compiling an Annotated Bibliography, 2nd ed., New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2000.
Lampert, Lynn. How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography. Northridge: Oviatt Library, California State University. Retrieved at http://library.csun.edu/llampert/pasannbib.ppt
Sarah Burns-Feyl. Prepare an annotated bibliography? New York: Pace University Library, 2011. Retrieved at http://www.pace.edu/library/help/how-do-i/prepare-an-annotated-bibliography
The Learning Centre, Academic Skills Resources. Annotated Bibliography. Sydney: The University of New South Wales, 2011. Retrieved at http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/annotated_bib.html
University of Chicago. Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
