Annotated Bibliography Guidelines

Annotated Bibliography Criteria

• All sources should be fully and properly cited and then annotated in an Annotated Bibliography.

• Annotated Bibliography-

  • MLA formatted:

    • • Times New Roman

      • 12 point font

      • Double space

      • 1 inch margins

      • ALL CITATIONS IN MLA 9

• Alphabetized (by first word in each citation)

• An annotated bibliography is a list of sources with a description and/or analysis of each source

  • • Annotated bibliographies can be very detailed (multiple paragraphs for each source) or more general (brief description and/or analysis of the article)

• Common structure of an annotated bibliography:

  • • TWO PARAGRAPHS for each annotation:

      • • Paragraph 1:SUMMARY of the article (discussion of why source is credible)

        • Paragraph 2: Your ASSESSMENT of how the article is relevant to your assignment (what is the key takeaway from the source)

Annotated Bibliography Guidelines & Samples

• Definitions and description of annotated bibliographies

• Sample annotated bibliography

• Sample with running header and heading required for this assignment