Practice Writing an Annotated Bibliography

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Here’s an opportunity for you to practice creating an annotation. You can find your own source, or use the source linked below. Practice writing a descriptive and analytical/evaluative annotation.

Use the guiding questions to help you. Created by Alyssa Brissett (abrisset@usc.edu), USC Libraries

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Before we start, how comfortable do you feel about writing an annotated bibliography?

Not so sure - this is new to me and I'm not sure how to start

I feel great! I know what to do and have written annotated bibliographies before

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Finding Your Sources

Note: Use the USC Libraries search and the research databases listed on the Social Work research guide to find sources for your bibliography.

USC Libraries: https://libraries.usc.edu/
Social Work research guide: https://libguides.usc.edu/socialwork

Select one of the following sources, or use your own and answer the guiding questions. *

How sustainable is the fourth industrial revolution? https://www.bcs.org/content-hub/how-sustainable-is-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/

Relations between Wellbeing and Transport Infrastructure of the Country: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705817301121

The Application of Medical Artificial Intelligence Technology in Rural Areas of Developing Countries: https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2018.0037

Other:

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What are the main points of the source? Who is the author?

Does the source address the topic or research problem? Where does this source fit in the larger research being done on this topic?

What limitations does the source have [reading level, timeliness, reliability, etc.]?

What new questions does the source bring up to you about the topic?

Writing an Annotated Bibliography

Use the slides and examples included on the annotated bibliography page of the research guide: https://libguides.usc.edu/DSW/annotatedbibliography to help you write an annotation for the source your chose.

Formatting guidelines (American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000):

Refer to the APA writing and style guidelines, when writing the text of your annotations. Use 'in text' citations when you refer to multiple sources in an annotation.

If your instructor has not set any specific requirements, your annotated bibliography in APA 7th edition format (Section 9.51, p 307) should:

Be in alphabetical order, the same as you would any reference list
Have an annotation below the reference entry that is 0.5 inches from the margin, the same as you would format a block quote

Using your answers to the questions above, write a short descriptive and analytical annotation of the source (5-7 sentences). *

Now that you have done that exercise, do you feel more comfortable about writing annotated bibliographies?

Still not totally confident, but understanding a little bit more

I am confident about my skills and look forward to writing the annotations

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