Annotated Bibliographies

As part of the judging that will determine scholarship prizes for the best presentations at Scholars’ Day, we require that you submit a short annotated bibliography of sources that have informed your work, briefly describing how those sources informed or are incorporated into your work.

For your bibliography, list two to three sources that have been used in the research that is part of your presentation.^[1] Provide a bibliographic entry for each source that you list, as well as a short (three- to five-sentence) evaluative description of the source and how you used the source in your work. You may use either APA or MLA style for your bibliography; the style must be consistent throughout. Submission instructions will be provided via email.

See the MCC Libraries' Citing Your Sources guide for links to guidance on using APA or MLA style. See the MCC Libraries' Annotated Bibliographies guide for tips on preparing this style of bibliography.

More brief descriptions and examples of annotated bibliographies:

• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography: The Annotated Bibliography
• A Complete Guide to the MLA & APA Annotated Bibliography
• Writing Your Annotated Bibliography & Reflection (by Professor Jennifer Markham)

If your project is a group effort, please submit only one document representing the group. If you have more than three sources as part of your project, limit your list to two to three for this annotated bibliography assignment. If you are presenting more than one project at Scholars’ Day, you must submit one annotated bibliography and reflection for each presentation that is competing for scholarship funds. The annotated bibliography will be reviewed and graded, and the score will be a part of the overall scholarship scoring. (If you are not eligible for the scholarship competition, then no submission is required.)