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FORMATTING YOUR PAPER: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

INTRODUCTION

Annotated bibliographies may or may not be required by your instructors. Also, if you are assigned to write one, the requirements usually vary depending on the instructor.

Annotated bibliographies are composed of two main things: the bibliography (whole reference) and the annotation (your evaluation in a paragraph form).

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CHECKLIST

Bibliography:

  • In APA style
  • Complete (Whole) reference
  • In alphabetical order

Annotation:

  • Summary or Evaluation
  • Length per source: _________

 Instructor’s Directions:

  • __________________________________________
  • __________________________________________
  • __________________________________________

Formatting:

  • Title: Annotated Bibliography
  • In alphabetical order
  • Annotations are in paragraph form and placed under the whole citation
  • Complete citations and annotations are formatted with a hanging indent: