Annotated Bibliography LibGuide: Home

A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journal articles, web sites etc.) that you have used in order to write a paper.

An annotated bibliography is simply a short (100-300 words) summary or evaluation of a source.

What should an annotation include?

Annotations should be concise and well-written. Depending on your assignment, annotations may include some or all of the following information:

• Main focus or purpose of the work
• Intended audience for the work
• Usefulness or relevance to your research topic (or why it did not meet your expectations)
• Special features of the work that were unique or helpful
• Background and credibility of the author
• Conclusions or observations reached by the author
• Conclusions or observations reached by you / describe your reaction to the source