What is an Annotated Bibliography?
An annotated bibliography is a list of sources (articles, books, websites, etc.) used for researching a topic that also includes a summary and evaluation of each of the sources. For an example, see Annotated Bibliographies Samples from the Purdue Online Writing Lab.
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Preparing an Annotated Bibliography
The following resources will help you format and write annotated bibliographies.
APA Citation Style
APA Citation Style by Concordia University
- APA Formatting and Style Guide from the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)This is a great resource for all things APA: an overview of formatting and writing style, along with examples of citations and reference lists.
Free Web-based Citation Tools
- ZoteroOrganizes, formats, and shares references.
- MendeleyA reference manager and academic social network.
- ReadCubePDF and citation manager.
- EasyBibA free online citation and bibliography generator.
- DocsCiteA government documents citation tool from Arizona State University Libraries.
- BibMeA free online bibliography generator.
