The Annotated Bibliography

“A bibliography in which each citation is followed by an annotation containing a brief descriptive and/or evaluative summary, synopsis, or abstract.” – Good tool for quick summarization, assessment –“Keeps you honest” Great way to share this stage of your progress –See Erik Stemmerman’s site! –GEO 565

Annotated Bibliography vs. Lit Review Annotated bibliography is basically a set of notes on each reference Lit review flows in scientific/technical style Lit review compares/contrasts/links various references and is far more analytical

Writing the Literature Review Break the review into thematic sections Prioritize the sections Maintain focus –relate literature to your research hypotheses

Literature Review Style Document every statement of fact Use scientific/technical style: –use 3rd person –follow citation style of foremost journals and other theses/dissertations –no jargon –smooth transition between sections “Smith (1999) asserted that…” “Yosida (1961) found that…” “In early work, Conti (1953) suggested that…” “blah blah blah (e.g. Rangel, 1998; Mason, 2003)”