Introduction to Research: Humanities and Social Sciences

An annotated bibliography is an alphabetic list of research resources that includes an annotation (a description and/or brief critique) for each item.

An annotation is a paragraph which may contain the following points:

• information about the author, his/her qualifications
• main arguments and purpose of the work
• intended audience and level of difficulty
• the work's main recommendations or conclusions
• your critique/assessment of the work (describing biases, integrity, and usefulness of the work for your essay)
• your instructor may also request that specific information be included/excluded, so check with him/her or your TA if you are unsure

NOTE: Written by Carleton University MacOdrum Library.