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Library 103 Fourth Session
Bibliography and Citation A bibliography is a list of books, articles, web pages and other sources of information on a specific topic. This list follows a certain format called a citation: citation:
noun: A quoting of an authoritative source for substantiation. A citation is a brief description of one particular source of information. Each citation is made up of parts giving specific information about the source; as a result you can usually tell what type of source is used by looking at the format of the citation. Citations allow the reader of the work to find the source the writer is referencing. Citation information and format varies according to the particular style manual followed. Generally, at the community college level, one of two style manuals is used. English classes and other humanities classes generally require the MLA ( Modern Language Association ) style of citations. Sciences and social sciences generally use the APA ( American Psychological Association ) publication manual. Compiling An Annotated Bibliography According to the Web page: How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography, the purpose of an annotated bibliography is to "inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy , and quality of the sources cited." "An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and reports that focus on a central theme or topic. Each citation is followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited." 1 The steps in compiling an annotated bibliography are as follows:
Sample Annotated Bibliography with MLA Style Citations Olds, Clifton C. Japanese
Gardens - Overview. 2008. Bowdoin College. 27 Aug. 2008. This well illustrated web page presents an overview of Japanese gardens. It includes the fundamental elements and the history with emphasis on the historical gardens of Kyoto along with a bibliography and glossary. Additional links are provided with annotations. Very few of the links are “dead links”. The web page is current enough for the topic. The author is Professor Emeritus of History and Criticism of Art at Bowdoin College which hosts this page.
Allen Carlson. "On the Aesthetic
Appreciation of Japanese Gardens.” British Journal of
Hayakawa, Massao. The
Garden Art of Japan. Trans. Richard L. Gage. New York:
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