Annotated Bibliography

Reflection

After learning how to tell the difference between credible and non-credible sources, and then finding a source and explaining why it was credible, it was easier to find other sources that were also credible and reliable. I looked for sources that had multiple contributors who were experienced professionals in the field. Also, keeping an eye on the platform that the source was shared on (.com, .gov, etc.).

One of my sources is: Möner, N. A. (2016). Causes and Effects of Climate Change (9th ed., Vol. 7, Journal of Earth Science and Climate Change). Retrieved January 29, 2018. Upon reading this article for the first time, I found it to be very credible and reliable. However, after further inspection of the content, I found that it mostly repeated information I had already found in other articles. Because of this, the source was no longer useful to me, and I decided not to use it.

In preparing this annotated bibliography, I organized my thoughts on the topic with the information gathered in my research and ordered them in a way that made the most sense. This assignment really allowed me to, more-or-less, outline the research report I will soon be writing, which will be very helpful when it comes to cohesively putting my ideas down on paper.

Working intensively with the sources allowed me to fully think about and prepare what I am going to say and how I will say it before I begin drafting. After thoroughly researching the topic, I now have a better understanding and am capable of forming a more educated and factual argument. In comparison, writing an essay and finding sources as you go, is often time consuming and wasteful because, generally, an uninformed argument has been made and finding support for this argument is highly difficult. Whereas, researching, gathering information and organizing thoughts, leads to a strong overall argument and a more conclusive, well-written essay.