Paper #2: Annotated Bibliography

Paper #2: Annotated Bibliography

Format for written assignments:

Papers must include three sources cited in MLA format; each citation should be followed by a short summary that includes a short quotation from the source.

All work must be double-spaced in 12 point, Times New Roman font.

Include your name, the date, the course/section number, and the title of the essay.

All late work will be penalized.

For this assignment, you will compose an annotated bibliography on the topic of your first paper. Your annotated bibliography will not be a full-fledged research paper. Instead, your annotated bibliography will be a list of three sources arranged alphabetically and cited in MLA format. Each citation should be followed by a 3-4 sentence summary that also includes a short quotation.

Your three sources must include one book, one scholarly (peer reviewed) article, and one website.

To find a book:

Go to SUNO’s library homepage: suno.edu/page/library-resources.

Click on “Find Resources” on the lefthand side of the screen.

Click on “Online Catalog.”

Enter your search term and click “search.”

After the list of sources appears, you should limit your search results on the lefthand side of the screen by clicking on “books.”

You will then see a list of books. Click on the title to view more information, including the call number to find the book in the stacks or a link to the electronic version of the book.

To find related books, you can click on the subject term listed with the book’s bibliographic information. If the library has a hard copy in the stacks, you can also check out adjacent books on the same library shelf. Once you have the book in hand, you should also examine the book’s bibliography for more leads on additional sources.

MLA format for books:

Author’s last name, Author’s first name. The Title of the Book in Italics. Publisher, year of publication.

Azzarello, Robert. Three Hundred Years of Decadence: New Orleans Literature and the Transatlantic World. Louisiana State University Press, 2019.

To find a scholarly (peer reviewed) article:

Go to SUNO’s library homepage: suno.edu/page/library-resources.

Click on “Find Resources” on the lefthand side of the screen.

Click on “Online Databases.”

Scroll down and click on “EBSCOHost.”

Select “Academic Search Complete” and click “continue.”

Enter your search term and click “search.”

After the list of sources appears, you should limit your search results on the lefthand side of the screen by clicking on “Full Text” and “Peer Reviewed.”

You will see a list of titles, but not all of these titles will truly be available in full text. Pursue only the ones with “HTML Full Text” or “PDF Full Text” listed below the title.

To read the article, click on “HTML Full Text” or “PDF Full Text” listed below the bibliographic information.

Examine the article’s bibliography for more leads on additional sources.

MLA format for scholarly (peer reviewed) articles:

Author’s last name, Author’s first name. “The Title of the Article in Regular Font with Quotation Marks.” The Title of the Journal in Italics, volume, number, year of publication, page numbers.

Duhé, Gregory. “The FBI and Students for a Democratic Society at the University of New Orleans, 1968-1971.” Louisiana History, vol. 43, no. 1, 2002, pp. 53-74.

To find a website:

Go to google.com or a search engine of your choice.

Plug in your search terms and hit enter.

Click on the websites that seem credible and helpful for your research.

MLA format for websites:

Author’s last name if available, Author’s first name if available. The Title of the Website in Italics. The Name of the Organization Affiliated with the Website, web address. Date Accessed.

An Interactive Timeline of New Orleans Public Education, 1718-Present. The Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives at Tulane University, speno2015.com/timeline. Accessed 10 February 2020.

A note on indenting: If your citation is two or more lines long, the first line is lined up on the left and the subsequent lines are indented one inch.

For more information on MLA format:

Google “Purdue OWL MLA formatting and style guide” or type in the following website:

owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_ formatting_and_style_guide.html