What is an annotated bibliography?

Information and instructions for creating an annotated bibliography.


Answer

An annotated bibliography is list of citations followed by a descriptive and evaluative paragraph written for the purpose of providing information on the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

For a description with samples, see the link below from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab [OWL].

For a sample showing good and bad annotations, see the PDF document.  Scroll through to page four of the document to see comments on the bad annotations.

For full instructions on compiling sources for an annotated bibliography, view the chapter from The Writing Guide from OpenStax [link below].

  • Last Updated Aug 29, 2023
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