2. What Are Annotated
Bibliographies?
Lists of citations to books, articles, and
documents that include a brief descriptive and
evaluative paragraph for each source.
The purpose of the annotation is to inform the
reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality
of the sources cited.
Adapted from How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography. Michael Engle, Amy Blumenthal, and
Tony Cosgrave. Cornell University Libraries. Revised 6 March 2007.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm
3. What do I need to do?
informed research
concise summary
succinct analysis
Adapted from “How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography”. Michael Engle, Amy Blumenthal,
and Tony Cosgrave. Cornell University Libraries. Revised 6 March 2007.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm
4. What steps do I need to take?
Cite the book, article, or document using MLA 8th Edition style.
Citation can be done with EasyBib or other templates, but you will still need
to know the correct information to enter into the template.
Write a concise and informative annotation that summarizes the central
theme and scope of the book or article and its relevance to your project.
Bibliographic citations and annotations should be double-spaced.
Adapted from How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography. Michael Engle, Amy Blumenthal, and
Tony Cosgrave Cornell University Libraries. Revised 6 March 2007.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm
5. Example: Book (MLA 8th
Edition)
Hilliard, David. This Side of Glory. Little, Brown Co.,1993.
David Hilliard was the national leader of the Black Panther Party
at the time Hampton was a member. Hampton met with Hilliard shortly
before Hampton’s death to discuss Hampton taking on a greater
national role in the Panthers. This book contained firsthand accounts of
what the Panthers were like after the Hampton raid, as well as other key
events leading to the organization’s decline.
Adapted from “Fed by Fear: The FBI’s Crusade Against Fred Hampton and the Black
Panthers” by Sam Bouman (2003).
http://www.chicagohistoryfair.org/4_Hampton_NHD_paper.pdf
6. Example 2: Book (MLA 8th
Edition)
Newton, Huey P. Revolutionary Suicide. Writers and
Readers Publishing,1973.
This book gives an idea of what the Black Panther
Party is really about, from the point of view of its
cofounder. Though it is very biased, it gives an idea of
what the BPP did right from the start.
Adapted from “Fed by Fear: The FBI’s Crusade Against Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers”
by Sam Bouman (2003).
http://www.chicagohistoryfair.org/4_Hampton_NHD_paper.pdf
7. Example: Article from a GBS Newspaper
Database (MLA 8th Edition)
"A List Is a List. " New York Times, 14 Dec. 1970, p.42. ProQuest Historical
Newspapers, search.proquest.com/docview/118893719?
accountid=5352.
During McCarthyism, several were ‘blacklisted’ due to their red
pasts.This strategy of ‘blacklisting’ continued through the height of HUAC
and beyond. This article notes that keeping fileson alleged Communists
invades their privacy, and the use of blacklisting remained a major
objection to the committee’s action. The Committee claimed to be
documenting ideas and events, but there was danger in this form of
compilationbecause of how it was used.
Adapted from "HUAC and the Stamler-Hall Case," By Aruj Chaudhry.
http://www.chicagohistoryfair.org/images/stories/pdfs/4_Aruj_HF_biblio.pdf
8. Example: Article from a GBS Online
Reference Database (MLA 8thth
Edition)
Ventura, Elbert. "McCarthyism." Issues & Controversies in American
History, 22 Mar. 2006, icah.infobaselearning.com/
icahfullarticle.aspx?ID=107316.
This article provides a concise but thorough overview of the
subject. It discusses the post World War II environment in which fears
of communism arose in the U.S. and the emergence of McCarthyism. It
describes the events that led McCarthy’s political rise and fall. The
article explicitly addresses major arguments for and against
McCarthyism as an effective approach to the threat of communism.
