ENGL 1007 Course Guide

Annotated bibliographies can look different in various situations and serve different purposes, but they usually share a few common features. They include a full citation (like that in a works cited list) and a relatively brief discussion of the text that serves the writer's purpose in developing the bibliography. When creating an annotated bibliography for an assignment in a course, it is important to verify with your instructor any particular expectations, such as the citation formatting conventions, the length of the annotations, and what each annotation must include. And as long as you keep these local requirements in mind, it can be helpful to seek out examples and resources such as the ones linked below to see how others respond to similar expectations.