Annotated Blbliography

WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150-200 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph:  the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.
THE PROCESS
Creating an annotated bibliography calls for the application of a variety of intellectual skills: informed library research, succinct analysis, and concise writing.
First, locate and record citations to books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic. Briefly examine and review the actual items. Then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic.

Then, create your annotated bibliography by following the steps below:

Step 1: Read the article, web page information, chapter, book

Step 2: Type the citation for the article in MLA Format

Step 3: Summarize, analyze, and evaluate the article, chapter, or book, addressing the following questions:

·         What does the author suggest in this article?

·         What is interesting, relevant, and/or surprising about this article?

·         How will this article be useful? Can it be compared to another article you’ve read?

Step 4: Create 6-10 entries and then put them in alphabetical order.  You need to include quotes or specific data from the article using in-text citations in proper MLA format.

Example:

Waite, Linda J., Frances Kobrin Goldscheider, and Christina Witsberger. "Nonfamily Living and the Erosion of Traditional Family Orientations Among Young Adults." American Sociological Review 51 (1986): 541-554. Print.

The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis “strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males” (543). Their results suggested that increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living. This article will be extremely helpful in analyzing whether or not recent college graduates should live with their parents or on their own.