Annotations: An annotation for each source that includes the full bibliographic information that does the following:
- identifies the main argument or claim in the source
- states how the author supports that claim (research methodology, etc.)
- describes the author’s purpose
- describes how the source contributes to your knowledge about the issue you want to explore in your literature review
Documentation Style: Use the documentation style for your field of study.
Steps:
- Select a topic
- Locate and read literature about the topic
- Narrow and refine the topic: “Treating depression” is too broad; “the use of online cognitive behavioral therapy to treat depression in patients with limited access to mental health care” is sufficiently narrowed.
- Conduct more research and identify the sources for your annotated bibliography; consider how these sources reveal a current controversy about your narrowed topic
- Write the annotations
- Edit, revise, and proofread your annotations
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