Bibliography

Prof Writing & Proposal Devel (DSRT-837

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Please review the attached Bibliography Rubric, Annotated Bibliography How To, and Bibliography Example. You should carefully review your Bibliography and score it for yourself according to the rubric before submitting it. 

Requirements: 

• APA format; 
• Minimum of 10 sources;
• Use 1-inch margins on all sides; make sure that “Space before” and “Space after” should be set to zero; 
• Double-space your entries; 
• Alphabetize your entries; 
• Citations should have hanging indents (See Example Annotated Bibliography)
• After your citation, go down 1 line and indent 2 spaces to write your annotation

Sources used are from  

https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa/an

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 1

Updated 09/2013

APA 6th Edition Guidelines: Annotated Bibliography

An annotated bibliography is the full citation of a source followed by notes and commentary

about the source. The word “annotate” means “critical or explanatory notes” and the word

“bibliography” means “a list of sources”. Annotations should be critical in addition to being

descriptive.

Format: The format for an annotated bibliography is similar to the References page of an APA

paper with the addition of the descriptive paragraphs. Use one-inch margins on all sides, double

space your entries, and alphabetize each entry. Hanging indents are required for citations. On the

line after the citation, indent two additional spaces and write the annotation.

Hint: Noodlebib is a great tool to use to create your annotated bibliography. Remember to add

an APA formatted title page.

Example of a journal article with DOI:

Calkins, S., & Kelley, M. (2007, Fall). Evaluating internet and scholarly sources across the

disciplines: Two case studies. College Teaching, 55(4), 151-156.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00759.x

This article discusses the problem of unintentional online plagiarism and many

students’ inability to evaluate, critique, synthesize, and credit online sources properly.

Two case studies from different disciplines, which were designed to foster critical

evaluation of the Internet and scholarly sources, are discussed in detail. The CARS

(Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, Support) checklist for evaluating research

sources is also introduced and applied in these case studies. I found this article useful

because much of the content of these case studies can be easily adapted to fit

assignments in different academic disciplines. One information literacy assignment in

one quarter at college is not enough. If students are expected to use the Internet in a

responsible way, educators must provide guidelines and relevant experience that

allows students to apply those guidelines in practical ways.

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 2

Updated 09/2013

For annotated bibliographies, use standard APA format for the citations, then add a brief entry,

including:

• 2 to 4 sentences to summarize the main idea(s) of the source.

o What are the main arguments?

o What is the point of this book/article?

o What topics are covered?

• 1 or 2 sentences to assess and evaluate the source.

o How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography?

o Is this information reliable?

o Is the source objective or biased?

• 1 or 2 sentences to reflect on the source.

o Was this source helpful to you?

o How can you use this source for your research project?

o Has it changed how you think about your topic?

Example of a journal article when DOI is not available:

Calkins, S., & Kelley, M. (2007, Fall). Evaluating internet and scholarly sources across the

disciplines: Two case studies. College Teaching, 55(4), 151-156. Retrieved from

http://www.heldref.org/pubs/ct/about.html

This article discusses the problem of unintentional online plagiarism and many
students’ inability to evaluate, critique, synthesize, and credit online sources properly.
Two case studies from different disciplines, which were designed to foster critical

evaluation of the Internet and scholarly sources, are discussed in detail. I found this

article useful because much of the content of these case studies can be easily adapted

to fit assignments in different academic disciplines. One information literacy

assignment in one quarter at college is not enough. If students are expected to use the

Internet in a responsible way, educators must provide guidelines and relevant

experience that allows students to apply those guidelines in practical ways.

Students Name

Course Name

Research Topic:

Mock Dissertation Title

Annotated Bibliography

Excerpt copied from

https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa/annotatedbib

Topic	Distinguished	Proficient	Apprentice	Novice
Source Selection	Sources chosen are highly relevant to the research topic; Sources add to the need for additional research; few additional sources needed	Most of the sources chosen are relevant to the research topic; May require some additional research	Few sources are relevant to research topic; additional research is needed	Sources aren’t relevant to research topic; Extensive additional Research is needed
Credibility of Sources	All sources are from credible, scholarly, and peer-reviewed materials	Most sources are from credible, scholarly, and peer-reviewed materials	Some sources are from credible, scholarly, and peer-reviewed materials	Few sources are from credible, scholarly, and peer-reviewed materials
Annotations	All annotations fully describe the material in the source and are concise; Annotations offer the reader extensive insight into the source material	Most annotations fully describe the material in the source and are concise; Most annotations offer the reader insight into the source material	Some annotations fully describe the material in the source; Some annotations offer the reader insight into the source material	Annotations do not adequately describe the material in the source and do not offer the reader insight into the source material
Evaluations	Writer clearly explains the reason for choosing the source; shows a clear comprehension of the source material and its relation to research topic	Writer explains the reason for choosing the source; shows a clear comprehension of the source material and its relation to research topic	Writer partially explains the reason for choosing the source; shows partial comprehension of the source material; leaves reader with question as to what the source’s relation is to research topic	Writer does not explain the reason for choosing the source; does not show comprehension of the source material
APA Citations	All citations are complete and are in the proper APA format	Most citations are complete and are in the proper APA format	Some citations are complete and are in the proper APA format	Few citations are complete and are in the proper APA format
Writing Mechanics, Grammar, Proofing	Free from mechanical, grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors	Mostly free from mechanical, grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors	Somewhat free from mechanical, grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors	Many mechanical, grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors

Bibliography Rubric