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Undertaking an Annotated Bibliography
Purpose of the Annotated Bibliography
An annotated bibliography is typically a first step en route to a larger research project. It allows you to spend some time exploring issues and discovering academic conversations. An annotated bibliography might include sources that provide: 1) background on the issues, 2) evidence 3) arguments or 4) methods. A good annotation is not simply a descriptive summary of the article, rather it is a critical summary of the article which includes discussion of how this work contributes (or will contribute) to your project.
Suggestion: Use BEAM to Help Guide Your Annotations
The BEAM method asks you to consider how you will use and integrate sources into your paper, and to identify the different roles each source will play in your writing. Review and reference the definitions below to guide your analysis and selection of sources.
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Read more about how to classify your sources using BEAM here.