PREPARED BY: SOAD KHALIL

Soad Khalil

Freshman II

Spring 2014

Citation

Annotation

Annotated

Bibliography

CITATIONMLA 2009

Anatomy of Works CitedNo matter the type or medium of the source, all entries in Works Cited share the same basic elements:

1. Author or editor (Last, First.)2. “Title of Part” (e.g., an article)3. Title of Whole (e.g., a magazine)4. Publication information (e.g., publisher or

sponsor, date of publication, and page numbers)5. Medium: Print, Web, or other specific medium such

as radio, television, or DVD.6. Additional information, if needed (e.g., date of

access for web sources.)

How to Cite Web Pages

Information you will need about the source:

Author or editor (if given)Title of article. essay, entry or project accessed (in quotes)Title of web site, database, periodical, or professional site (italicized)Publisher or organization sponsoring the Web site. N.p. - for no publisher, if not given.Date of material (if given) or use n.d. - for no date (if not given)WebDate you accessed the information

Only provide the URL (address of Web page) if the website is difficult to find (enclosed in < >).

Typical Web Page

Karper, Erin. "Creating a Thesis Statement."

The

OWL at Purdue. Purdue University, 28

Sept.

2006. Web. 31 Mar. 2007.

Special Situations: More than 1 Author

2 or 3 Authors

Only invert the name of the first author.

Examples:

Lester, James D., and James D. Lester, Jr. …

Benton, Jeremy B., Andrew N. Christopher, and

Mark I. Walter. …

4 or More Authors

List only the first author. Add "et al.," (Latin for "and others.“)

Example:

Wechsler, Henry, et al. …

More Than 1 Source by the Same AuthorFor more than 1 source by the same author, only provide the author's name for the first source. Then use three dashes (- - -)in place of the author's name. Example:

McKibben, Bill. The End of Nature. New York: Anchor,

1989. Print. ….

- - -. "Happiness Is...." The Ecologist Feb. 2007: 32-39. Print.

How to Cite Web Pages

Information you will need about the source:

Author or editor (if given)Title of article. essay, entry or project accessed (in quotes)Title of web site, database, periodical, or professional site (italicized)Publisher or organization sponsoring the Web site. N.p. - for no publisher, if not given.Date of material (if given) or use n.d. - for no date (if not given)WebDate you accessed the information

Only provide the URL (address of Web page) if the website is difficult to find (enclosed in < >).

Stedman, Kyle. "Changes to the MLA

Handbook,

7th Edition." YouTube. YouTube, 12

Aug.

2009. Web. 18 Feb. 2014.

Typical Web Page

Karper, Erin. "Creating a Thesis Statement."

The

OWL at Purdue. Purdue University, 28

Sept.

2006. Web. 31 Mar. 2007.

No Author and No Date Given

"Cars, Trucks, & Air Pollution." Clean Vehicles.

Union of Concerned Scientists, n.d. Web. 3

Aug. 2009.

Other Sources

"Understanding Citations: MLA Style."

YouTube.

Champlain College Library, Mar. 2011.

Web. 18 Feb. 2014.

ANNOTATION

Description

Evaluation

Annotation

Descriptive

Author’s/Source’s Authority

Main Argument

Summary of ideas &

evidence

Evaluative

Relevance to research

ideas

Conformity with

researcher’s of view

Conformity with other

sources

Steps to Creating an Annotated Bibliography

Choose those works that

provide a variety of perspectives on your topic

Cite the article using the

appropriate style

Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme

and scope of the article

Include one or more sentences that:

Evaluate the authority or

background of the author

Comment on the intended audienceCompare or

contrast this source with

another you have cited and explain how it contributes to your research

Writing Tips

In MLA style, each

entry begins at the left margin;

subsequent lines

indent 1⁄2''.

The annotation begins on a

new line and is indented 1⁄2''.

Double-spacing isused throughout,

with no extra spacebetween entries

and no extra space between entries

and their annotation.

Annotations areusually five to

seven sentences

long

Sample Annotated Bibliography http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/writersref6e/lmcontent/ch07/PDF/Hacker-Orlov-MLA-Biblio.pdf

For more information, see:OWL at PurdueCritically Analyzing Information Sources