I am supposed to write an annotated bibliography, but I don't know what that is or how to get started.

Answered By: Kathryn Park

Last Updated: Nov 29, 2023 Views: 47409

An annotated bibliography is a list of sources such as articles and books cited according to a designated format such as APA or MLA, accompanied by a summary and evaluation of the source.

You can get more details on Tips for Writing an Annotated Bibliography.

Here is an example:

Comments (2)

What format is this bibliography in? It isn't stated.

by k on Feb 19, 2016
To clarify, the citation in the example happens to be in MLA format. As mentioned in the answer, one uses the designated format for the citation portion. Everything else in the the annotated bibliography will follow the same form for all citation styles.

by Kathryn Park on Feb 20, 2016