How To Nail The Annotated Bibliography For Your College

 

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How To Nail The Annotated Bibliography For Your College 

Are you looking to learn how to write an incredible annotated bibliography?

If so this article is going to show you how to nail your college annotated bibliography.

We promise you. It’s not as difficult as you may think.

Keep reading to learn more.

Most college papers will require you to include an annotated bibliography.

It’s not an easy task though, but it’s simple to write once you understand how to do it. Some students seek help from Edu Birdie with their annotated bibliography due to their inability to write a good one.

Let’s get started.

What is an annotated bibliography?

An annotated bibliography is a list of academic sources obtained from online and offline articles, books, documents, etc that are written according to a designated style format like MLA, Chicago, APA, Harvard, etc. Each annotation contains a brief description of about 150 words.

An annotated bibliography is different from an abstract as it is descriptive and critical.

Typically, an annotated bibliography is meant to indicate the relevancy, accuracy, and credibility of the sources used to compile the overall paper.

A good annotated bibliography contains all or some of the following features:

  • Author’s academic credentials.
  • A brief explanation of the aim of the work cited and content.
  • Who the content is intended for.
  • Etc.

Remember that your annotated bibliography should be your own work, so don’t pass on the elements mentioned above as yours.

Why write an annotated bibliography anyway?

Oftentimes, your faculty instructor will ask you to write a bibliography for several critical reasons such as:

  • Show that you can find and use relevant sources for your research work.
  • Support your research work with meaningful background information.
  • Allow the reader to get a view of the content of the original publication.
  • Reveal other information related to the topic that the reader might want to read more about.
  • Allow the reader to research the topic further.

With that, let’s get into the meat of this article.

How to Write an Annotated Bibliography for Your College

First things first, you need to understand the sources to use in your bibliography.

To help you with this:

  • Assess the scope of the resources to be included in your bibliography.
  • Dig out the required resources and material.
  • Assess all the sources separately, writing down the important ideas.
  • Write down complete citation information following your college’s citation format.

Done.

The rest is simple. Having done all that, it would be easier to write down the sources. But before dwell on the sources, you need to write the source summaries.

That’s where things can get trickier.

Use the tips below.

  • Describe the topic or question addressed by each source in two sentences.
  • Draft the thesis statement of the assignment.
  • Describe the methodology used by the author together with the sources used.
  • Explain how relevant the source is to the assignment topic or how it will shape your research in at least one or two sentences.

And that’s how to nail the annotated bibliography for your college.

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