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Citing Sources in MLA Style: Annotated Bibliography

Basic guidelines for documentation according to the 8th edition of the MLA Handbook.

Useful Websites

Here are some useful links for writing an Annotated Bibliography.

Annotating Citations

An annotated bibliography provides a brief account of the available research on a given topic. It is a list of research sources that includes concise descriptions and evaluations of each source.

The annotation usually contains a brief summary of content and a short analysis or evaluation. Depending on your assignment you may be asked to reflect, summarize, critique, evaluate or analyze the source. While an annotation can be as brief as one sentence, the standard annotated bibliography consists of a citation followed by a short paragraph.

Example

Here are links to some sample Annotated citations.

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