Research Guides: Writing: Annotated Bibliographies

Online Help for Those Preparing an Annotated Bibliography

The following resources give useful tips on preparing an annotated bibliography (a list of publications or information sources, each of which is described and perhaps critiqued by the author). For additional help, please contact us.

Annotated Bibliographies
Discusses characteristics of a good annotated bibliography and different types of annotations (informative, indicative, critical/evaluative, and combination), with examples in MLA, APA, and Council of Biology Editors/Council of Science Editors style . Writing Center, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Annotated Bibliography
See Content section for descriptions and examples that are indicative, informative, evalutive, or a combination. Writing Center, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Annotated Bibliographies
Explains the difference between annotations that summarize, assess, or reflect. Online Writing Lab, Purdue Univ.

Published by MLA

If your bibliography focuses on a literary author, you may want to borrow the following MLA publication:

On Compiling an Annotated Bibliography by James L. Harner
2nd ed. (2000)