1. Annotated Bibliography

2. The need to cite
Why?
When?
Benefits!

3. Citing Styles and Types
Annotated and non-annotated
MLA: Modern Language Association of America
APA: American Psychiatric Association (date is emphasized)
Copies of both are in the library

4. MLA Handbook for writers of Research Papers Seventh Edition

5. First, the preliminaries: How do I cite in the text of my paper?

6. In fact, at the time it was felt by many
that America’s future as a country
depended on the success of the space
program (Smith 203).
In 1968, NASA director Smith noted that
“statistics and polls show that the people
of this country see the space program as
critical to the future of America” ( 203).

7. Book with one author Smithers, Jane C. Looking for Water.
Title
Publication information
Location: publisher
Publishing date
Smithers, Jane C.
Looking for Water.
Phoenix, AZ: Saunders,
2003. Print.

8. Book with two authors Alstrop, Lisa G. and Tom Shaw. Dining Out.
Title
Publication information
Location: publisher
Publishing date
Alstrop, Lisa G. and Tom Shaw.
Dining Out.
Syracuse, NY: Mosby,
1999. Print.

9. Journal Print. Almandarez, Jose. “Cather and Western Lore.”
Ahem.
Author
Title of article
Journal title
Volume number
Year
Page Numbers
Almandarez, Jose.
“Cather and Western Lore.”
American Literature
289
(2003):
Print.

10. Webster’s Word Histories. 1989 ed.
Reference Work
Title
Book cited
Edition/ year of publication
“Cool.”
Webster’s Word Histories.
1989 ed.
Print.

11. Video Title Director Distributor Year of release
Understanding Global Economy.
Dir. Jill Spielberg
United Films,
2001.
DVD

12. Personal Interview Jones, John P. Personal interview. 3 July 2003.
Person interviewed
Interview type
Date(s)
Jones, John P.
Personal interview.
3 July 2003.

13. Government Document Government Name of agency Title of document
Publishing information:
Place and publisher
Date
United States.
Statistical Abstract of the
United States: 2001.
Census Bureau.
Washington: GPO,
2001.
Print.

14. Library Subscription Service, Online
Author
Page Numbers
Title of article
Database used
Journal title
Vendor
Volume number
Where accessed
Date published
Date accessed
Davis, Sandra.
“The Politics of Water Scarcity In the
Western States.”
The Social Science Journal
38.4
(2001):
ScienceDirect. Web.

15. Web Page Article title Title of the internet site
Date published/updated
Organization/institution
Date accessed
URL no longer recommended
“Mind Games May Keep the Brain Sharp.”
CNN.com.
19 June Web.
14 May 2009.

16. The
Annotation

17. What to include: Rhetorical Precis
Authority assessment: The background and affiliations of the author
Comparison/assessment: How did it compare to
other books/articles?
Evaluation: What did you think of it, and how
will it help your topic?
What an annotated bibliography is not:
A simple synopsis.

18. A Sample Annotated Entry
Darling, Nancy. “Peer Pressure is not Peer Influence.”
Principal Sept./Oct. 2002: Print.
Darling, a professor of education at Bard College, argues that
adolescents are most often influenced not by what their friends
do or say, but how they think their friends will react to a situation.
Darling asserts that by providing positive information, involving all students, and grouping students differently, schools can provide opportunities to reinforce positive values. The idea of preconceived
notions of peer reaction is better addressed here than in other sources
that I found. This idea of adolescent positive peer influence is a timely theory and strongly supports the theme of my paper.

19. Remember: annotated bibliographies are simply an organized list of the sources that you have used, each of which is followed by a brief note: the annotation. The annotation itself is a brief description and evaluation of the book or article.

20. That’s the
Basics!