An annotated bibliography provides a brief account of the available research
on a given topic.
It is a list of research sources that includes concise descriptions and
evaluations of each source.
How is an annotation different from an abstract?
While an abstract also summarizes an article, book, website,
or other type of publication, it is purely descriptive.
Although annotations can be descriptive.
They also include distinctive features about an item.
Then, what is annotated bibliography?
An annotated bibliography is an organized list of sources, like a reference list.
It differs from a straightforward bibliography in that each reference is
followed by a paragraph length annotation, usually 100 to 200 words in length.
An annotated bibliography might review the literature of a particular subject,
demonstrate the quality and depth of reading that you have done,
exemplify the scope of sources available just such as journals,
books, web sites and magazine articles.
Highlight sources that may be of interest other readers or researchers.
Explore and organize sources for further research.
You need to consider carefully the text that you select for
your annotated bibliography.
Keep the full length questions in mind to help you clarify your choices.
What topic or problem am I investigating?
What question or questions am I exploring?