A bibliography is a list of sources including books, journals, websites, periodicals, etc. that one has used for researching a topic.
An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation.
An annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources.
An annotation describes and evaluates the source. First, you describe. What was the article/book/etc. about? Then you evaluate. If you are stuck on evaluating your source, go back to PROVEN criteria. Ask yourself:
Sample entry for a journal article taken with permission from
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