How to Prepare an Annotated Biliography for a Website

A bibliography is used to cite any resources you have used to prepare an authoritative or informative piece of writing. An annotated bibliography will list any sources you used in the project -- such as journal articles, books, websites and people -- and also include a sentence to explain the usefulness and quality of the content of each source. There are now a number of websites that arrange the information required for a bibliography in the desired style and export it to Microsoft Word for you. The most common styles of bibliography are MLA, which is generally used for subjects related to the social sciences, and APA, which is used for topics such as English and Literature. This process will create an MLA style annotated bibliography.

Instructions

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      Open your internet browser and navigate to the EasyBib website.

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      Select "MLA" in the style in the tab in the top right hand corner of the bibliography widget and "Autocite" in the top left hand corner of the widget.

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      Select a tab for the type of source you are referencing. There are 58 options that include Websites, Books, Databases, People, Newspapers, Blogs and Advertisements.

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      If, for example, you are referencing a book, you can search for it by typing the title, a keyword, or International Standard Book Number (ISBN) and clicking "Cite this."

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      Choose the appropriate title from the list that appears below the widget and click "select." Ensure the author, title, year, volume and publisher match exactly with the book you used for your project.

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      Check, and if necessary, modify the information that is displayed for the book including any "Advanced info" you might have about the book and click "Create citation."

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      Repeat this process for all of the resources in your list. When you are finished, click on either "Save as a Word Doc," "Save as a Google Doc" or "Save for later" to export your bibliography or save it for later modification.

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      When you have exported your document, write a short summary underneath of each of the resources listed. This should explain to the reader in a small paragraph how you found the source, its relevance to your project, its accuracy and overall quality.

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