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LBSU 302 Week 6: Annotated Bibliography

PURPOSE: For this assignment, you will compile six authoritative sources into an annotated
bibliography. (Guide to Annotated Bibliography—use only the APA examples:
http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/cms/lib5/CA01000508/Centricity/Domain/1559/2011-
2012%20DP%20yr%201%20workshops/Purdue%20OWL%20Guide%20to%20Annotated%20bibl
iographies.pdf )

This is a small-scale version of an annotated bibliography to familiarize you with presenting
research; annotated bibliographies vary drastically in length. In it, you will practice evaluating
and citing credible academic sources in APA format.

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate information literacy by organizing your
sources and informing your reader of the quality and relevance of these sources. These sources
will form the foundation of your argument. If you cannot provide evidence to the reader that
they are authoritative, your audience will not be persuaded that your argument is correct.

This assignment is worth 200 points and is due by Sunday at midnight. Please refer to the rubric
for detailed scoring criteria.

PREPARATION:

 Think about aspects of your research question that still remain unanswered for you and
search for sources to fill those gaps.

 Be selective in your choice of sources. Do not just throw any books, articles, and other
publications that are easy to locate into your annotated bibliography. You want your
annotated bibliography to be a representative sample of publications that address the
different aspects of your research question.

STEPS: The steps for this assignment are as follows:

1. Write your research question at the top of the document.

2. Select six authoritative sources.

 Three of the six sources you include must be journal articles (they can be review
and/or research articles obtained through a library database or through an Open
Access platform). Other sources can be from reputable websites, books, and
other legitimate sources appropriate for academic research.

http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/cms/lib5/CA01000508/Centricity/Domain/1559/2011-2012%20DP%20yr%201%20workshops/Purdue%20OWL%20Guide%20to%20Annotated%20bibliographies.pdf

http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/cms/lib5/CA01000508/Centricity/Domain/1559/2011-2012%20DP%20yr%201%20workshops/Purdue%20OWL%20Guide%20to%20Annotated%20bibliographies.pdf

http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/cms/lib5/CA01000508/Centricity/Domain/1559/2011-2012%20DP%20yr%201%20workshops/Purdue%20OWL%20Guide%20to%20Annotated%20bibliographies.pdf

 You may include up to four sources used in previous assignments this term, if
they are still authoritative and relevant in terms of the development of your
research.

 It is highly recommended that you review sources you have selected for previous
assignments and scan the references, works cited, and/or footnotes, if provided,
to see whether they are still appropriate, and what other sources may be useful
to track down. Note specific works and authors mentioned repeatedly since
these may be seminal works or important experts to know about for your
topic.

 DO NOT include encyclopedia or dictionary sources of any kind for this
assignment. You would not use these in a formal, academic research essay.

 If you decide to include a webpage as one of your sources, be sure that you have
thoroughly evaluated it to ensure that it is a legitimate source of information.
For example, a report published by a government or non-profit agency would be
considered an appropriate and credible source. (Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, The Congressional Budget Office, the Mayo Clinic). Should you have
any questions about locating your sources, contact either your instructor or the
Brandman librarians at Leatherby Library.

3. Write correctly formatted APA citations for each source.

4. Beneath the citation for each source, you must provide a four-five sentence annotation that
address the following components:

o A summary of the source (one sentence—this is not the focus of the annotation)

o Your overall assessment or evaluation of the source (for this, use the CRAPP criteria)
.

o How this source specifically addresses your research question (include any ideas it
gives you for further research)

Please submit your completed assignment to the assignment dropbox in Week Seven before
Sunday at midnight.