Tips to remember ...
entries are listed alphabetically
second and subsequent lines are indented 5 spaces
bibliographic information is located on the inside front page of a book or at the bottom webpage
Here are some common examples of bibliographic entries.
Book
Author's last name, Author's first name. Title of Book.
Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date.
Encyclopedia Article (print)
Author's last name, Author's first name. "Title of article." Title of
Encyclopedia. volume#, page#. Place of publication:
Publisher,. copyright date.
Database Resources
EBook Article
Author's last name, author's first name. "Title of Article." Title of E
Book. Place of Publication: publisher. Editor of E Book.
Copyright date. Title of Database. Institution which
provides database, date the database article was accessed.
Website
Author's last name, Author's first name. Title of webpage.
date page was last updated or copyright date. Company or
Educational institution. date you accessed the webpage.
<web address>
Interview
Interviewee last name, First name. Interview type interview/email/
phone. date interviewed.
Film
Film title. Dir. First name Last name. Distributer, Year of release. Film.
What is an annotated bibliography?
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books and articles that you used for your research. Each citation is followed by a brief (100-200 words) descriptive and evaluated paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader, usually your teacher, of the relevance, accuracy and quality of the sources you used.
What should an annotation include?
complete bibliographic information – MLA or APA
explain the authority and/or qualifications of the author, journal and institution
brief summary of the article
strengths and/or weaknesses of the source
are there any biases
readability of the source
a critical evaluation or why you feel this work is suitable for your topic
include quotations from the work to support your evaluation
can you compare this article to others
Miller, Katherine. “Mobility and Identity Construction in Bharati
Mukherjee’s Desirable Daughters: the Tree Wife and Her Rootless
Namesake.” Studies in Canadian Literature 29 (2004): 63-
74. Academic Search FullText Elite. Web. 11 Nov. 2007.
In this assessment of Bharati Mukherjee’s work, Miller, a sessional instructor at Concordia University College of Alberta, contends that physical spaces are intimately linked to female identity, and that “mobility allows [Mukherjee’s] female characters to move beyond the traditional boundaries of female identity” (63). In her analysis of The Tree Bride’s protagonist, Tara, Miller asserts that despite evidence of Tara’s ability to convert—at least partially—to the “promise offered by American mobility and modern feminist idioms,” she is still “firmly embedded within the social and cultural identity assigned by her gender, caste, and economic status.” This article offers insight into the travel narrative this provides a valuable study of my primary text.