What Is an Annotated Bibliography?
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to
books, articles, and documents. For every citation there is a brief descriptive
summary which is about 150 words in length. This annoted bibliography is used
to give the reader brief information about the article so that he/she can
easily understand the relevance of the article and can decide if he want to
read the full article or not.
What is the difference between Annotations
vs. Abstracts?
Abstracts are the purely descriptive summaries often found at the beginning of scholarly journal articles or in periodical indexes. Annotations are descriptive and critical in nature; they may describe the author's point of view, authority, or clarity and appropriateness of expression. The abstract mentioned in an article show what has been done in the result, using what methodology and the result found in a brief manner. Whereas, the annotated bibliography provides citation and the critical evaluation of the article and give user its relevance and importance.
The Process involved in the creation of
annotated bibliography
For creating an annotated bibliography, a person must have a variety of intellectual skills: concise exposition, succinct analysis, and informed library research.
First, locate and record citations to books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic. The next step involves the examination and review of the documents. Then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic.
Cite the book, article, or document using
the appropriate style.
There are many styles available to cite the Document
and for the reference of the document.
Write a concise annotation that summarizes the whole
document in a consised form and scope of the book or article. It should
incorporate the following: (a) evaluate the authority or background of the
author, (b) comment on the intended audience, (c) compare or contrast this work
with another you have cited, or (d) explain how this work illuminates your
bibliography topic.
Critically Appraising the Book, Article,
or Document
For information on the author's background and views, ask at the reference desk for help finding appropriate biographical reference materials and book review sources. There are many sources available which will help you to evaluate the author. You can also see the qualification of the author, the experience author have in his field, the other publication of the author and the number of citation in his work, etc.
How to Choose the Correct Citation Style
There are many citations style available two of them
are the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological
Association (APA) styles.
What Information we have to Collect from a Documents:
MLA Citation for an WORK COLLECTED IN AN ANTHOLOGY LEAD INFORMATION: CITATION NOTES:
Author. Ehrenreich, Barbara.
Title of Source. “Serving in Florida.” 2009.
Title of container, Everybody’s an Author,
Other contributors, edited by Andrea Lunsford et al.,
Version,
Number,
Publisher, W. W. Norton and Company,
Publication date, 2013,
Location. pp. 761-774
THE FINAL WORKS CITED ENTRY:
Ehrenrich, Barbara. “Serving in Florida.” 2009. Everybody’s an Author, edited by Andrea Lunsford et al., W.W. Norton and Company, 2013, pp. 761-774.
Sample Annotated Bibliography Entries
APA (American Psychological Association)
The following example uses APA style (Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition, 2019) for the
journal citation:
Reference:
Gupta, D. K. (2016). Everything is Marketing: An
Analysis of Functional Relationships of Marketing and Libraries. DESIDOC
Journal of Library & Information Technology, 36 (3), 126–130. https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.36.3.9888
In-text Citation: (Gupta,2016)
Abstract
The scope of marketing in libraries is unlimited but has not been fully explored. To understand it more precisely, the scope of marketing by way of its function needs to be understood. The functions of marketing include: Buying, selling, transporting, storing, standardisation and grading, financing, risk taking and market information functions. A relationship between marketing functions and library operations has been established. It is found that the scope of marketing is greater than envisaged in professional literature and most of the library functions can be covered in marketing gamut. Looking at library functions from marketing angle offers greater scope of library marketing
Annotated Bibliography
Waite, L., Goldschneider, F., & Witsberger, C.
(1986). Nonfamily living and the erosion of traditional family orientations
among young adults. American Sociological Review, 51, 541-554.
The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and
Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young
Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young
adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them
away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis
strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of
young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased
individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In
contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender
differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living.
MLA (Modern Language Association)
This example uses MLA style (MLA Handbook, 8th edition,
2016) for the journal citation:
Reference
Gupta, D. K. “Everything is Marketing: An Analysis of
Functional Relationships of Marketing and Libraries. DESIDOC Journal of
Library & Information Technology, vol. 51, no. 3, 2016, pp. 126–130.
https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.36.3.9888
In-text Citation: (Gupta, 126-130)
Abstract
The scope of marketing in libraries is
unlimited but has not been fully explored. To understand it more precisely, the
scope of marketing by way of its function needs to be understood. The functions
of marketing include: Buying, selling, transporting, storing, standardization
and grading, financing, risk taking and market information functions. A
relationship between marketing functions and library operations has been
established. It is found that the scope of marketing is greater than envisaged
in professional literature and most of the library functions can be covered in
marketing gamut. Looking at library functions from marketing angle offers
greater scope of library marketing.
Annotated bibliography
Waite, Linda J., et al. "Nonfamily Living and the
Erosion of Traditional Family Orientations Among Young Adults." American
Sociological Review, vol. 51, no. 4, 1986, pp. 541-554.
The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and
Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young
Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young
adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them
away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis
strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of
young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased
individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In
contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender
differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living.
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