An
annotated bibliography is a short description about the already present
research on a topic under consideration. It is basically the listing of
citations in such a way that every citation is briefly explained in by and
large about 120 to 150 words called annotation, to make the reader critically
aware of the significance, and correctness of the sources being cited to the
given topic. It not only helps to reflect the quality of work done by the
researcher, but it also gives reader to know about different kinds of sources
and their importance.
However, for some students, it is a mundane activity to write annotated
bibliography after they have done the research. So they look for someone`s
assistance to write it for them. If you are also worried about it: don`t panic!
Writing this kind of bibliography is not that hard. You just need to follow
some basics involved in this process.
Annotated bibliography could be of two types, i.e. descriptive and
analytical. The former only quotes the sources and tells about the significance
of the author`s work regarding a topic, and that work answers different
questions. It is solely based on the description of the information of the already
done work by the authors without analyzing their work. While the latter not
only gives the summary of the previously done work by the authors but also
critically analyzes its implications, usefulness, shortcomings and the
researcher`s own point of view.
First of all, as per your topic, collect all the relevant information.
Record every important citation from every useful source of study. Choose only
those citations which highlight and have an impact from different perspectives
on your topic of research, so that you can critically analyze them later. The citation
process needs to be done with respect to appropriate style, whichever is
designated to you by your instructor, like APA style. After collecting all the
necessary references, now it`s time to focus on the main tasks involved, i.e.
Annotation.
After each citation follows an annotation, which is the critical
description of the work done by the author in the citation. It involves
following considerations: it starts with the introduction of the author(s) and
the reason of the work done by them. It gives an overview of the scope of the
content. It also tells about the kind of audience whom the work has been done
for. It provides the conclusions drawn by the authors. Then you have to
evaluate their work; usefulness and relevance of their work to your own thesis,
what strengths and weaknesses does it have, and in the end your own viewpoint
which should be highly critical and conclusive about the sources cited above.
So,
next time don`t even think to purchase annotated bibliography online, as it is so simple to write. Moreover, when
you have done all the research yourself, what`s the big deal in doing its
single task?






