Annotated Bibliography on The Panama Canals’ Prior Economic and Political Realities
(From Cornell University) https://guides.library.cornell.edu/annotatedbibliography
What Is an Annotated Bibliography?
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.
First, locate and record citations to books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic. Briefly examine and review the actual items. Then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic.
Cite the book, article, or document using MLA style.
Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or 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.
Your task will be to select a topic of your choice that falls within the parameters established by the scope of the course. Your topic must be posted in the discussion board and receive my approval prior to working on this assignment. Once your topic has been approved, you will need to collect a total of SIX sources. At least one of the sources must be a primary source.
Primary sources are immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it and can include:
Texts of laws and other original documents.
Newspaper reports, by reporters who witnessed an event or who quote people who did.
Speeches, diaries, letters and interviews – what the people involved said or wrote.
Original research.
Datasets, survey data, such as census or economic statistics.
The other five sources may be secondary. Note that Wikipedia and websites like it do NOT count as secondary sources.
Secondary sources are one step removed from primary sources, though they often quote or otherwise use primary sources. They can cover the same topic, but add a layer of interpretation and analysis. Secondary sources can include:
Most books about a topic.
Analysis or interpretation of data.
Scholarly or other articles about a topic, especially by people not directly involved.
*A majority of students utilize secondary sources in the form of books and peer-reviewed journal articles.
Students will use MLA style for this assignment. See this link to assist you with the format: https://style.mla.org/
(Links to an external site.)
(does not have to be 3 pages long it’s 6 resources with 150 words if less than 3 it’s completely fine)
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