Final Project Option #1: Annotated Bibliography

Final Project: Annotated Bibliography Option

Throughout this course, you have been exploring various research resources. We have also developed and applied criteria to evaluate these sources (see the class website for class evaluation criteria). Now is your time to apply what you have learned on a final project.

For the the annotated bibliography, you will select at least 10 resources (you can have more) for your research topic and draft a full annotated bibliography with those resources. Your list of 10+ resources must include at least two books, one article, one peer-reviewed article, and one website. Try to incorporate some of the different kinds of formats and resources you have encountered in this class.

A. Your citation must either be either APA or MLA. (If you are doing this assignment in conjunction with another class's paper that uses a different citation style, please let me know beforehand). -- YOU WILL BE GRADED BASED ON THE ACCURACY of YOUR CITATIONS.

B. You annotations should be at least five sentences long and answer these questions (preferably in this order).

1. Briefly describe what your source is (book, article, report, government website, etc.)
2. Evaluate this item using 2-3 criteria from the evaluation chart incorporated in class.
3. Evaluate the item for authority of the author. How is the author an expert on this subject? What lends creditability to them as a researcher?
4.Describe why this item related to your topic and/or adds unique depth your research on this. Perhap compare this item to one in your bibliography. Why does this item add to your research that another doesn't?
5. Provide keywords or search terms YOU used to locate this item and what search tool (Google, Worldcat, Academic Search Premire etc.) you used to locate the item in. Consider included your overall search strategy in locating this source.

Remember, an annotation is not a book review. Saying that you "like a website" is not sufficient to be counted as an evaluation. The annotation is intended to aid researchers who come after you to determine if this is a good source to consult on your topic. Defend your choices. Why is the BEST resource on your topic.

Examples of annotated bibliographies:

1. Purdue's Online Writing Lab : http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/03/

2. Good example: http://library.csun.edu/kduran/mlannotbib.pdf

Please type up your bibliography in Word and email to me when completed. I am happy to give feedback before your final draft

Homework for Next Week

Greetings,
Remember we are not meeting in-person next week (yay!).

There are 3 things to do before we meet next.

1. Email your topic for the Final Project so we can be discussing this. Remember this is going to require more effort than the midterm and is intended to demonstrate the ideas, concepts, and resources we have gone over in class.

2. LiLI: Part of the intention of this class to give you skills and awareness of resources that you may be able to use outside of school once you graduate. With that in mind as homework for this week (April 7/8) due before next class meeting:

1.Go to www.LiLI.org and select the LOGIN - fill out the information to have the login mailed to you.

2. Then pick a LiLI database you might use after you graduate.

3.Write ½ page of:

1.How you might use this resource

2.Why you might use this resource compared to something freely available such as Wikipedia or Google or some other free online tool. (this is the most important part).

3. In lieu of meeting in person next week, please complete the online plagiarism tutorial from the University of Indiana. At the end of the tutorial is a test (select non-IUstudent) that will give you a certificate once you pass it. You may take the test as many times as you want. PLEASE PRINT THE CERTIFICATE AND BRING TO CLASS in order to get participation points for next week. The tutorial is available here:

•https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/index.html

Email me, call, chat, or come by my office if you have questions.

Plagiarism Tutorial

For class complete this Plagiarism Tutorial from Indiana University: https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/

In order to receive full participation credit for the April 14th/15th class session you must turn into to me the certificate you receive after passing the test associated with this tutorial.

MIDTERM INFO IS POSTED

Look at the menu on the left of the link to the Midterm info. There is also a link to an example of what you should post as well as an video example of a presentation.

Please create a page under the MIDTERM heading. If you need a tutorial on how to edit a page, please view this:




Video example of presentation

Primary Sources & Archives Videos

These are the videos we watched in class before visiting Albertsons Library's Special Collections.






Check out more videos on the Albertsons Library's Youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/albertsonsthelibrary

Evaluation Criteria

The class developed evaluation criteria is posted under EVALUATION and INFO LITERACY on the menus on the LEFT. Check out what you have decided is important in determining the strength of the information resources you locate.

Library of Congress Game

Need to work on your understanding of how to read Library of Congress numbers?

Well try this game: CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE GAME: http://tinyurl.com/ydgo9lh