Create an Annotated Bibliography.

INTRODUCTION

An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

THE PROCESS

Creating an annotated bibliography calls for the application of a variety of intellectual skills: concise exposition,succinct analysis, and informed library research.

1.First, locate and record citations to 3 articles in peer-reviewed journals that contain information that is relevant to this course (ethics, health law, administrative law, labor law, etc.).

You are encouraged to use the online databases on the MSU library web site. You can perform searches of all resources from the home page or click the database link to search individual databases. For example, a search for “medical ethics radiology” returned over 1800 peer-reviewed journal articles – most with full text. (You’re paying for this service so you may as well get your money’s worth!)

Cite the book, article, or document using the APA style. Following are examples:

Article From an Online Periodical with DOI Assigned

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue#) pg #’s.

doi: 00.0000/0000000000.x

Article From an Online Periodical with no DOI Assigned

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue#) pg #’s.

Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

NOTE: Depending on your monitor settings, the examples above may indicate that the reference does not span the width of the page. This is due to the limitations of the HTML scripting & my attempt to demonstrate the required hanging indent format. The first line of the reference should start at the left margin and span the entire width of the page with subsequent lines having a 1/2″ indent. It should also be double-spaced.

NOTE 2: The DOI number is preferred. If the URL is used it must take me directly to the article. Articles from “pay sites” or log-in must be faxed or e-mailed to the instructor.

DOI Finder – Enter your article information & this site will find the DOI for you!

CORRECT FORMAT FOR CITATIONS

APA citation style is required. If you do not already own a copy of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition), you may want to consider purchasing one through the MSU Book Store or elsewhere. There are writing assignments in all RADS professional core courses.

Following are links to some online resources:

◦http://campusgw.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/apa.html#apa

◦http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/

◦http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/AnnBib_format.html

2.Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the article. Include one or more sentences that (a) evaluate the authority or background of the author, (b) comment on the intended audience, (c) compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, or (d) explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic.

◾When in doubt search Word’s Help link for “hanging indent”

When completed, save your paper containing all 3 DOUBLE-SPACED bibliographic entries in a single Word-compatible format (doc or rtf) and upload and submit it as directed below.