Biblio Bulletin

What is an annotated bibliography? A standard annotated bibliography contains two main elements: citations and annotations. A bibliography is a list citations for books, articles, web pages or other sources of information used when researching a topic. They are sometimes called “References” or “Works Cited” and are usually found at the bottom of scholarly research articles. Annotations are short paragraphs that summarize each of the sources cited. They may be similar to book reports in that they summarize and evaluate written works but in a much shorter format. Researchers using an annotated bibliography can quickly determine which works might be useful for their own research, but the activity can also help those creating an annotated bibliography reflect on material they might have found. Annotations are added after each citation. Components of a Citation The citations can be in many different styles such as MLA, APA and others, but...

As an undergraduate at D'Youville College there are a lot of things competing for your attention and most of them rank above having to do a research paper. We can't help you get out of writing your paper, but we can ease the search process - saving you what little time and energy you have left to write that paper and get back to your life. So, so very busy! Your instructor wants you to include "peer reviewed" or "scholarly" articles. This rules out a quick Google search, but it does not mean that you have to spend hours trying to figure out where to get a quality article or to even have to figure out what is "peer reviewed" and what is not.  Your instructor might have offered a tip like "try the library". You are skeptical because you are not sure where to start and you don't want to waste any time.  It is a great piece of advice though if you only need to find 3 or 4 peer reviewed articles on your topic. The ...