PSY 161 : Annotated Bibliography

This guide will provide information on APA formatting and information on specific databases that will help with research.

What is an Annotated Bibliography?

The Annotated Bibliography: What is it?

What an annotated bibliography is and how it looks:

An annotated bibliography lists sources in a specific format...for your class, it is A.P.A. It is the same style as a reference page.

Each citation is followed by a few paragraphs that describes and evaluates the source.

What is the purpose? To provide a listing to other readers of sources for a particular topic, and analyzing for overall relevance and reliability.

See this guide from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York for further information:

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