Resources for Education Grad Students: Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliographies
What is it?
Annotated bibliographies are a great way to keep track of the sources you might use in your literature review.
The Basics Components:
A Bibliographic |
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An Annotation |
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How is this different than a literature review?
This video from UCF Libraries explains the differences between an annotated bibliography and literature review.
Make it your own
If you are using the annotated bibliography as a way to stay organized, and not as a class assignment, you can personalize it to fit your needs. This means that you can treat the annotated bibliography more like a research log and keep track of your thoughts, quotes that jump out at you, and anything else that is on your mind as you research. Here is an example of an "imperfect" annotated bibliography/research log created by your librarian using Google Docs.
Useful Online Resources
- Keeping an Annotated BibliographyA blog about the PhD experience from the University of Warwick.
- Annotated BibliographiesFrom the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
- Annotated Bibliographies for Social SciencesFrom USC Libraries.