Bibliography
Prof Writing & Proposal Devel (DSRT-837)
Please review the attached Bibliography Rubric, Annotated Bibliography How To, and Bibliography Example.You should carefully review your Bibliography and score it for yourself according to the rubric before submitting it.
Requirements:
APA format;
Minimum of 10sources;
Use 1-inch margins on all sides;make sure that “Space before” and “Space after”should be set to zero;
Double-space your entries;
Alphabetizeyour entries;
Citations should have hanging indents (See Example Annotated Bibliography)
After your citation, go down 1 line and indent 2 spaces to write your annotation
Sources used are fromhttps://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa/an
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 1
Updated 09/2013
APA 6th Edition Guidelines: Annotated Bibliography
An annotated bibliography is the full citation of a source followed by notes and commentary
about the source. The word annotate means critical or explanatory notes and the word
bibliography means a list of sources. Annotations should be critical in addition to being
descriptive.
Format: The format for an annotated bibliography is similar to the References page of an APA
paper with the addition of the descriptive paragraphs. Use one-inch margins on all sides, double
space your entries, and alphabetize each entry. Hanging indents are required for citations. On the
line after the citation, indent two additional spaces and write the annotation.
Hint: Noodlebib is a great tool to use to create your annotated bibliography. Remember to add
an APA formatted title page.
Example of a journal article with DOI:
Calkins, S., & Kelley, M. (2007, Fall). Evaluating internet and scholarly sources across the
disciplines: Two case studies. College Teaching, 55(4), 151-156.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00759.x
This article discusses the problem of unintentional online plagiarism and many
students inability to evaluate, critique, synthesize, and credit online sources properly.
Two case studies from different disciplines, which were designed to foster critical
evaluation of the Internet and scholarly sources, are discussed in detail. The CARS
(Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, Support) checklist for evaluating research
sources is also introduced and applied in these case studies. I found this article useful
because much of the content of these case studies can be easily adapted to fit
assignments in different academic disciplines. One information literacy assignment in
one quarter at college is not enough. If students are expected to use the Internet in a
responsible way, educators must provide guidelines and relevant experience that
allows students to apply those guidelines in practical ways.
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 2
Updated 09/2013
For annotated bibliographies, use standard APA format for the citations, then add a brief entry,
including:
2 to 4 sentences to summarize the main idea(s) of the source.
o What are the main arguments?
o What is the point of this book/article?
o What topics are covered?
1 or 2 sentences to assess and evaluate the source.
o How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography?
o Is this information reliable?
o Is the source objective or biased?
1 or 2 sentences to reflect on the source.
o Was this source helpful to you?
o How can you use this source for your research project?
o Has it changed how you think about your topic?
Example of a journal article when DOI is not available:
Calkins, S., & Kelley, M. (2007, Fall). Evaluating internet and scholarly sources across the
disciplines: Two case studies. College Teaching, 55(4), 151-156. Retrieved from
http://www.heldref.org/pubs/ct/about.html
This article discusses the problem of unintentional online plagiarism and many
students inability to evaluate, critique, synthesize, and credit online sources properly.
Two case studies from different disciplines, which were designed to foster critical
evaluation of the Internet and scholarly sources, are discussed in detail. I found this
article useful because much of the content of these case studies can be easily adapted
to fit assignments in different academic disciplines. One information literacy
assignment in one quarter at college is not enough. If students are expected to use the
Internet in a responsible way, educators must provide guidelines and relevant
experience that allows students to apply those guidelines in practical ways. Students Name
Course Name
Research Topic:
Mock Dissertation Title
Annotated Bibliography
Excerpt copied from https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa/annotatedbib Topic
Distinguished
Proficient
Apprentice
Novice
Source Selection
Sources chosen are highly relevant to the research topic; Sources add to the need for additional research; few additional sources needed
Most of the sources chosen are relevant to the research topic; May require some additional research
Few sources are
relevant to research topic; additional research is needed
Sources arent relevant to research topic;
Extensive additional
Research is needed
Credibility of Sources
All sources are from credible, scholarly, and peer-reviewed materials
Most sources are from credible, scholarly, and peer-reviewed materials
Some sources are from credible, scholarly, and peer-reviewed materials
Few sources are from credible, scholarly, and peer-reviewed materials
Annotations
All annotations fully describe the material in the source and are concise; Annotations offer the reader extensive insight into the source material
Most annotations fully describe the material in the source and are concise; Most annotations offer the reader insight into the source material
Some annotations fully describe the material in the source; Some annotations offer the reader insight into the source material
Annotations do not adequately describe the material in the source and do not offer the reader insight into the source material
Evaluations
Writer clearly explains the reason for choosing the source; shows a clear comprehension of the source material and its relation to research topic
Writer explains the reason for choosing the source; shows a clear comprehension of the source material and its relation to research topic
Writer partially explains the reason for choosing the source; shows partial comprehension of the source material; leaves reader with question as to what the sources relation is to research topic
Writer does not explain the reason for choosing the source; does not show comprehension of the source material
APA Citations
All citations are complete and are in the proper APA format
Most citations are complete and are in the proper APA format
Some citations are complete and are in the proper APA format
Few citations are complete and are in the proper APA format
Writing Mechanics, Grammar, Proofing
Free from mechanical,
grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors
Mostly free from mechanical,
grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors
Somewhat free from mechanical,
grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors
Many mechanical,
grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors
Bibliography Rubric
