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An annotated bibliography gives an account of the research that has been done on a given topic. Like any bibliography, an annotated bibliography is an alphabetical list of research sources. In addition to citations, an annotated bibliography provides a concise summary of each source and some assessment of its value or relevance. Depending on your assignment, an annotated bibliography may be one stage in a larger research project, or it may be an independent project standing on its own (Deborah Knott, New College Writing Centre).

Characteristics: 

• Includes a list of citations to books, articles and documents
• Underneath each citation is a brief description and evaluative paragraph about the research article or book. 
• Informs the reader of the relevance, accuracy and quality of the sources cited. 
• Organized alphabetically by citation. 

Learn more about writing annotated bibliographies with instruction from Purdue University. 

Dr Dan describes how an Annotated Bibliography is formatted in APA Style, the reason for creating an Annotated Bibliography, and some helpful advice regarding what information to include and how to write the annotation. NOTE: references formatted in APA 6th edition, so minor edits would be needed for 7th edition...although nothing that changes the overall message in this video.