This guide provides general information about annotated bibliographies and how to write them. Your instructor may have specific requirements or instructions related to your assignment.
An Annotated Bibliography is an organized list of cited sources such as books, journals, newspapers,
magazines, web pages etc., each of which is followed by an annotation, or description, of each item.
An annotation is a brief, descriptive and evaluative note, usually no longer than two or three sentences. Some entries may be longer. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited. The annotation should include a summary of what the article is about and the author’s professional credentials. The annotation may also include your opinion of the article’s value or usefulness—good or bad.
What Does a Citation with an Annotation Look Like? Below is an example.
The FGCU Writing Lab has their own great resource about how to write annotated bibliographies.
