Research Techniques II
Step One: Select the Topic
 Step Two: Preliminary Research in
Authoritative Summaries
 Step Three: Narrowing the Topic,
and Now:
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Step Four: Building a Working
Bibliography
Step Four: Building the
Annotated Bibliography
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Provides an overview of sources available
in a given library
Creates a targeted list and location of
books, periodicals & reference works
to explore for Research Paper
Summarizes & Evaluates sources as to
relevance to Thesis Statement
Allows for the final bibliography to be
constructed from the annotated
bibliography
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Reference Books”
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locate, and then browse appropriate call numbers
sections in the Reference. If you need assistance,
please inquire at the Reference Desk.
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in the Reference Room carousel.
Library of Congress
Call Numbers (partial list)
BL
BM
Judaism
BR
Christianity
BS
The Bible
410-680
701-1830
1901-1099
Search online catalog:
Religions. Mythology
-Works about the Bible
-Old Testament
-New Testament
BT
Doctrinal Theology
BV
Practical Theology
BX
Christian Denominations
Use subject keyword search: church*, theolog*,
Christian*, religi*, Bible, or missions with either
encyclopedias or dictionaries
Seminar in Theological Research
Assignment 1, Annotated Bibliography: Books, Journal
Articles & Reference Works
Due September 15, 2009, at the beginning of class
Name:________________________________________________________________
Proposed Thesis Statement:
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Select three books or ebooks closely related to your chosen topic. To locate books in the ORU Library, search the online
catalog. Modify the search strategy you have used in the past by making it less specific, since books are generally broader in
scope than journal articles.
Select three articles related to your chosen topic from three different Journals or Periodicals. To locate journal articles,
search the online Journals Database doing a subject keyword search using the main words in your Thesis Statement.
Select three articles related to your chosen topic from three different theological and biblical encyclopedias or
dictionaries. Do NOT use a general encyclopedia such as Encyclopedia Britannica. To locate encyclopedias, search the online
catalog doing a subject keyword search using one of the following: church*, theolog*, Christian*, religi*, Bible, or missions
with either encyclopedias or dictionaries. See also handout, “Bibliography of Theological Reference Works.”
In creating the annotated bibliography, cite each book, journal article or reference work according to Turabian format (see
examples in Turabian, chapter 9 and Vyhmeister, chapters 5 and 9). After the citation, double-space, and then write the
annotation. The annotation should include at least two paragraphs, one which summarizes the resource and one which
discusses how the resource is of particular interest/relevance to your topic. If, in reading the resource, questions or issues
arise which you are interested in pursuing as a focal point of your research paper, include them as well. If you use quotations
from the resource, be sure to include the page number(s) involved in parentheses after the quote. Conclude with an evaluative
statement, explaining how the resource will help you in writing your research paper. Do not include items in the bibliography
that you feel are of little or no relevance to your research topic.
Use 12-point Courier New or 12-point Times New Roman font. Each citation and its corresponding annotation should be on a
separate sheet of paper. (Place the bibliography in a single Word document, but place a page break between the different
citations.)
Single-space the citation, indenting the second and following lines five spaces (hanging paragraph).
Double-space the annotation, indenting each paragraph. Add pagination, and observe margins specified in
the Research and Writing Manual. Be sure to staple this sheet to the front of the assignment.
Rubric: Annotated Bibliography
Seminar in Theological Research - Fall 2009
Name ___________________________
Criteria
Number of
Related Books, Journal
Articles & Reference Works
Date ________________
Excellent
Good
Poor
Unacceptable (0)
3 Related Books, 3 Related
Aricles, 3 Related Ref. Works
(10)
6 - 8 Related Sources (6-8)
1 - 6 Related Sources (1-6)
0 Related Sources
Score ______ / 10
Style &
Format
of Citation
Score ______ / 10
Format
of Assignment
Follows Turabian Style &
Format with very few errors
(10)
Follows Turabian Style & Format
with few errors (6-8)
Follows Turabian Style &
Format with several errors (16)
Does not follow Turabian
Style & Format
Completely follows
assignment instructions (10)
Mostly follows
assignment instructions (6-8)
Barely follows
assignment instructions (1-6)
Does not follow assignment
instructions
Summarizes
all Sources with clarity (40)
Summarizes most Sources with
some clarity (24-32)
Summarizes some Sources
with little clarity (4-24)
Does not
summarize Sources
Demonstrates relevance of all
Sources with clarity (30)
Demonstrates relevance of most
Sources with some clarity (18-24)
Demonstrates relevance of
some Sources with little clarity
(3-18)
Does not demonstrate
relevance of Sources
Style &
Score ______ / 10
Summary of Sources
Score ______ / 40
Relevance of Sources
Score ______ / 30
Total Score
________ / 100