Annotated Bibliography

What is an Annotated Bibliography?

A bibliography is simply a list of sources that lets your reader know what sources you used to research and create your project. An annotated bibliography (which includes an additional brief summary after the source) lets the reader know what you learned from each source and how you used that source in your product. An annotated bibliography is crucial to the NHD process because it displays the depth and scope of your research.

How to create an Annotated Bibliography

You need to create a Google Doc. This document should be named Annotated Bibliography.
You need to create a title at the top of the page. The title is the same as the document name: Annotated Bibliography.
Your sources need to be divided into Primary and Secondary sources. Subheadings of Primary Sources and Secondary Sources need to be typed and bolded.
Your sources, MLA Citations, now need to be copied and pasted into the word document under the appropriate Subheading.

A. These sources need to be in alphabetical order based on the first letter of the source.

B. All citations should be single-spaced, with one space between the sources themselves. These can also be Double-Spaced, but you must maintain the same format throughout.

C. Sometimes, the MLA Citations are in Italics which helps to identify them and creates a unique appearance.

D. The annotation itself should be "tabbed" 1 space to separate it from the MLA Citation.

What belongs in the Annotation itself?

What type of source is it?

What did you learn from this source?

How did it help you understand your topic better?

How did you use it in your project?

*Examples of properly formatted sources are shown below.

Samples of Annotated Bibliographies

Note that the Sources are divided into Primary and Secondary.

See that the Sources are in alphabetical order. Words like "The" "A" and "An" do not count as first words.

See that the MLA citation aligns with the left side of the page, while the annotations are indented or "tabbed".

Notice that everything is single spaced, except where there is one space between the different sources.

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