WRI 198/199: Apocalypse How?: Annotated Bibliographies

What is an annotated bibliography?

An annotated bibliography is a list of resources with summaries and commentary about each resource. Annotated bibliographies present an overview of a selected resources on a given topic, and they may be created by a researcher for her or his own use in the research and writing process, or they may be created with a wider readership in mind.

Annotated bibliographies do several things.

1. Identify and properly cite resources, with a list of materials in a traditional bibliographic format
2. Summarize the resource
3. Evaluate the resource
4. Comment on the resource and its likely usefulness for your research