10 Exclusive Tips for Annotated Bibliography Writing in Any Format

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10 Exclusive Tips for Annotated Bibliography
Writing in Any Format
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An annotated bibliography is a list of literature
sources like articles, books cited according to a
specific format, for instance APA or MLA together
with detailed evaluation of each source.
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An annotated bibliography explains the research
that has been conducted on a specific topic. It
has an alphabetical list of research sources.
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Regardless of the format, for instance ama
annotated bibliography, it gives a brief summary
of each sore and some assessments of its
relevance. Sometimes an annotated bibliography
can be a part of a large project or it can also
be an independent projects on its own.
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If you are studying in a prestigious university
like Cambridge, Harvard , Yale, or Leeds
University, you need to prepare a high - quality
and useful bibliography, which will depend on
sources you choose. Tip 1. Start by defining the
scope of your research. It will help you to
determine what to include and exclude.
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Tip 2. Even if you are requested to write a
bibliography turabian format, you still need to
think about what problem you are investigating.
Write down all questions you are trying to answer
with your research. If your bibliography is a
part of a research project, then it will have a
research question.
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Tip 3. If your bibliography is a separate
independent project on some general topic, start
by changing the topic into a question or a number
of questions. In that case you will be able to
guide your search better.
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Tip 4. In case of harvard style bibliography or
any other format, you need to consider what kind
of material you are looking for. It can be
articles, books, journals or even government
reports and so on. You can also check the
footnotes of the articles you are reading to see
what sources were used.
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As annotation restated the main argument of a
source, a chicago style annotated bibliography
example can identify the thesis, a research
hypothesis, or research question. Tip 5. Remember
that identifying the argument of a source is not
the same as describing or listing its content.
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Tip 6. Bear in mind, you do not need to list the
contents of the source, an annotation should
provide information on why the content is there.
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Tip 7. Learn how to identity the argument of the
source. For that, find the authors central claim
or research question. Read the introduction and
the conclusion for assistance.
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Tip 8. To restate the main argument, try to find
repetitions of key ideas and terms. If you follow
them in the text, you will be able to determine
what the author does with them. Some key terms
can be mentioned in the thesis.
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Tip 9. Look carefully at the structure of the
text, try to identify main sections and chapters.
Then determine what is the purpose of each
section and what the author wanted to stress.
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Tip 10. Pay attention to how the author uses the
data and the evidence. Identify the methods he
uses to interpret the data. Usually the main
point is mentioned in the opening sentence of a
paragraph.
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Your annotation should in few words explain the
value of the source and its connection to your
research problem.
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If your bibliography is a part of the research
problem, then you need to state how you are going
to use the source and why.
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IEEE is a common referencing style used by writes
or students in technical fields.
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Using ieee citation maker students are able to
create in-text citations for their technical
projects.
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