DUE: Friday, November 17
Worth 85 points
35% of your grade!
LIR10 Final Project
Annotated Bibliography (List of Works Cited )
Project Description:
The final project for this class is an annotated bibliography using MLA citation format. You will select a
research topic (instructor approval required), complete preliminary research planning (worksheet
provided), and write annotated citations from a variety of sources.
Project Goals:
This project constitutes a culmination of the research skills you have learned during this 6-week class. Your
goal is to:
R Demonstrate research skills using a variety of tools and sources.
R Demonstrate source evaluation and annotation skills.
R Demonstrate the ability to write citations correctly using MLA style.
Overview of Project Requirements:
R Completed Preliminary Research Planning Worksheet (class handout).
R Works Cited list that adheres to the following guidelines:
ƒ Contains five (5) annotated citations from various sources (see below for details).
ƒ Has a 4-6 sentence annotation after each source listed.
ƒ Identifies the locating tool used to find each source (search engine, library catalog, periodical
database etc.).
ƒ Typed and grammatically accurate with correct spelling.
ƒ Citations presented in correct MLA format.
ƒ Organized in alphabetical order by author.
ƒ Indented on the second line of the citation.
ƒ Double spaced.
R Copies of the first pages of each source included in the Works Cited list.
NOW TURN OVER THIS PAGE
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Kathy Thornley
Final Project
Fall 2006
Project Details:
1. Preliminary Research Planning Worksheet
This worksheet will be handed out in class and must be turned in with your project. It requires you to
outline all the preparatory work that went in to creating the bibliography. This includes: original topic idea,
reference tool used for background research, synonyms and other search phrases, Library of Congress
Subject headings (that relate to the topic), focused research question or statement, Boolean search syntax
for search engines etc. Please refer to the sheet for more specific details.
2. Citations
The citations for your final project must meet the following requirements:
R Highest quality research information.
R Five citations from the following sources:
o 1 background library reference source (include a copy of the title page of the book)
o
1 circulating library book (include a copy of the title page of the book)
o
1 journal article (include a copy of the first page of the article)
o
1 detailed/lengthy newspaper article (include a copy of the first page of article)
o
1 reputable web site focused on your topic or a detailed web site article (should be lengthy
not just a short article) (include a copy of the first page of web site)
R For each citation you should:
o Supply accurate information about the source in MLA citation style
o
Write a 4-6 sentence annotation for each citation (based on the annotation criteria given below).
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Write which tool you used to find each source (library catalog, print periodicals index (provide
index title), online periodicals index (provide title of database), reference area, world wide web
search engine name etc.)
3. Annotations
The purpose of the annotation is to inform your readers of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the
sources cited. You should write the annotations for your citations based on the following criteria:
R Summarize the content of the information source.
R Evaluate the authority/background of the author and the credibility of the information.
R Discuss the accuracy and quality of the information.
R Explain how the source is relevant to your topic.
Example of a good annotation
Example of a bad annotation
This article shows that children of alcoholics and substance
abuse parents are associated with significant medical and
psychosocial problems. Children of alcoholics (COAs) are much
more likely to abuse alcohol and other drugs, and have higher
rates of anxiety, depression, poor academic function, and
antisocial personality traits. I judged the credibility of this
source based on the fact that the article was published in a
scholarly journal (the American Academy of Pediatrics), and it
contained a bibliography of the sources used. The information
validates some of the social and physiological factors that
influence children to alcohol abuse.
The article told me about children of
alcoholics. It was good.
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Kathy Thornley
Final Project
Fall 2006