Annotated Bibliography: Elements
Summarize
Assess
Reflect
Cite
Tools to Use
How do you avoid plagarism? Paraphrase, summarize, or quote and be sure to credit your source with a citation.
For more information please see the Writing Center's guide to Using Outside Sources, OWL (Online Writing Lab) from Purdue, or the library's guide to Avoiding Plagiarism.
Annotations vs. Abstracts
The purpose of the annotation, a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited. Abstracts are the purely descriptive summaries often found at the beginning of scholarly articles or journal indexes.
For examples of scholarly annotations, please visit the Purdue OWL. Also, this link for a definition. And this link for a sample.
APA
The American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style is commonly used to cite sources in the natural and social sciences.
For more information on APA style and examples of citations, visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) website and navigate using the left-hand side menu. Fairfield University also has a helpful guide to APA citation found here: https://librarybestbets.fairfield.edu/citationguides/apa
The College Library also provides direct access to the APA Online Handbook.
MLA
The Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style guide is commonly used to "cite sources within the language arts, cultural studies, and other humanities" (Purdue OWL).
For more information on MLA and examples of citations, visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) MLA website and navigate using the left-hand side menu. Fairfield University also has a helpful guide to MLA Citation found here: https://librarybestbets.fairfield.edu/citationguides/mla