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Slide 2 T HE A NNOTATED B IBLIOGRAPHY P ROJECT : BSC L IBRARY O VERVIEW Slide 3 A N A NNO -W HAT ? An Annotated Bibliography sounds a lot more intimidating than it actually is: Bibliography=list of sources Annotated=with notes Slide 4 H ERE S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO : 1. Think of a research question. 2. Find seven sources (one book, three database journal articles, and three websites). 3. Cite your sources in APA or MLA format and alphabetize them. 4. Write a description, evaluation and reflection for each source. Slide 5 STEP ONE: D ECIDE ON Y OUR R ESEARCH Q UESTION You dont want to pick something reallyBROAD-- You will be overwhelmed with information! Be specific. Narrow it down. Also be aware that if you pick a current event, there may not be many articles or books written specifically on that topic yet. If you are having trouble, ask your instructor or the Librarian for help. Slide 6 STEP TWO: F IND A B OOK Use the library catalog, located on the BSC Library webpage under Find A BookFind A Book If you dont have a specific title in mind, try searching by all wordsall words If you cant find a book that focuses solely on your topic, its okay to use a book that focuses on your topic in one section or a few chapters. If you cant find any books on your topic, try your local public library, or you can request a book through inter-library loan. Slide 7 S TEP THREE : FIND THREE ARTICLES USING THE LIBRARY DATABASES There are many to choose from Slide 8 U SING THE DATABASES : SOME TIPS If you only want to see articles with full-text availability, select the full-text optionselect the full-text option To limit your results to journal articles (and not newspapers and magazines), select the peer- reviewed or scholarly journal articles optionpeer- reviewed Every database (except Lexis and JSTOR) will generate a citation for you! generate a citation for you Remember to click on the remote access link when you are using the databases off-campus!remote access link Slide 9 STEP FOUR: F IND THREE WEBSITES Try limiting your results by domain name ex: Type II diabetes and teenagers site:.gov You can use the ~ sign to get synonyms for a word in your search results ex: ~death penalty will give you results for capital punishment, too Always evaluate websites for credibility of the author/organization, purpose of the site, and date updated! Slide 10 STEP FIVE: CITE YOUR SOURCES Slide 11 STEP SIX: W RITE Y OUR A NNOTATIONS Each source must have a DESCRIPTION, EVALUATION, and REFLECTION. Each annotation needs to be 75-150 words long. See the Librarys handout for some ideas on what you could include in your annotations.Librarys handout Slide 12 T HAT S ALL THERE IS TO IT ! Please contact the Library if you need help: library@baystate.edu 617-217-9449 Stop by the Library!