How Many Entries Must I Have?
A minimum of ten (10) You can have as many as you want. At least four (4) sources must be from library databases.
See Below for Additional Tips and Sample Entries in an Annotated Bibliography:
Three Key Steps to Developing a Clear and Useful Annotated Bibliography:
Read through the original source carefully before writing your annotation; do not rely completely on abstracts or descriptions by others.
Write your 3 – 5 sentence annotation carefully and precisely, using complete sentences. Identify the author’s purpose, intended audience, and thesis; write your annotation to remind yourself why or how you thought the source might be useful in your research paper.
Be creative about the type of sources you include. Sometimes sources that do not directly relate to your specific topic can be useful. For example, if writing about polygamy, you could quote an author writing about marriage in general. Similarly, use sources that disagree with your view. You can incorporate them as opposing points of view and then explain their weaknesses. Use words that are relevant as well as topical.
Sample Annotated Bibliography Items
Kreie, Jennifer, and Timothy Paul Cronan. “Making Ethical Decisions.”
Communications of the ACM 43.12, 2018, pp. 99 — 112.
The authors, professors of computer systems, present findings of a study of 300 college students to support their theory that businesses who promote a strong ethical code of conduct can influence employee behavior in certain situations. The paper builds on an earlier study conducted by the authors. While the results of the study appear valid the survey is limited in its scope to a small population. A comparison of a similar survey conducted in a work place would be a valuable addition to this study. While the authors’ conclusion that people rely on their personal values when making ethical decisions is perhaps stating the obvious, this article provides a good starting point for additional research on the topic.
Lange, Karl P. “Native American Medicines and the Lewis and
Clark Expedition.” Journal of Western American History 51, March 2017,
pp. 534-568.
Lange, a Doctor of Naturopathic medicine at Eastern State University, presents a convincing argument that the Lewis and Clark expedition would have failed had they relied solely on the medicines in common use in the United States at the time. Lange supports his arguments with numerous passages from the published journals and letters of expedition members. This is a very informative article which provides an extensive inventory of native medicines including how they were used by the expedition. The article is well illustrated with numerous diagrams of native plants used by the expedition and contains an extensive bibliography of additional resources.
Tannen, Deborah. “The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why.”
The Harvard Business Review. Sept-Oct 2019, www.harvard.edu/businessreview (Links to an external site.)
According to Tannen, communication between men and women in the workplace can be likened to cross-cultural communication. The use of language is learned social behavior; divergent formative cultural and social experiences of men and women lead them to use linguistic and communicative styles with differing expectations, rituals and social objectives. In the workplace, this can affect or interfere with processes of giving feedback, criticizing and negotiating.
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