Annotated Bibliography Template

Annotated Bibliography

Name ________________________ Course Title, Section:_____________________
Meeting Days and Times ___________________

Research Topic_________________________________________________

Research question (s) At least three:
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Bibliographic Citation of Source (MLA Style):

Search strategy employed:

Search Keywords or Path used:

Each annotation (for our purposes in this course) should provide the following information, just below the citation:

• a brief impression of the source,

• how the source adds to your knowledge about your topic,

• the source’s credentials; what gives it credibility and authority in your mind,

• the intended audience of the original source,

Summary of material to be used:

Paraphrased ideas you plan to use:

Direct quotations (be sure to include in quotation marks and note page numbers of all material recorded here):

Date the search was carried out and the entry recorded: