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An annotated bibliography consists of two parts:
A bibliography is the citation information you normally include at the end of your research paper. It is a list of sources, such as books, eBooks, journal articles, websites.
A bibliography may also be called "References" or "Works Cited," depending on the citation style you are using.
The annotations are brief notes for each source listed in the bibliography. What exactly is contained in an annotation depends on your instructor's preferences, but typically it includes some sort of summary and/or evaluation.
A lot of students think an annotated bibliography is just busy work, but completing an annotated bibliography before a large research project is very helpful.
An annotated bibliography will help you understand your resources more fully. This will help you prepare for writing your research paper. An annotated bibliography allows you to:
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