Library Bibliographic Instruction PowerPoint

1. David H. Thibodeau

2.  An organized list of citations for sources you
have used in your research that includes an
accompanying description and evaluation of
each resource called the annotation.

3.  Each entry must have two parts:
 1. the citation, organized and written in a
specified format. The style used may be APA,
MLA, Chicago, or any of a number of others.
 2. the annotation, an accompanying paragraph
that describes each source. Generally 100- 150
words long with 4 – 6 sentences.

4.  An annotation should evaluate the source
and inform the readers of the quality of the
source you have cited.
 What was the article about?
 Was the article useful?
 What was the author’s conclusion?
 Who was the intended audience?
 What were your reactions?

5.  An evaluation of the article must be included,
if you only describe the content you are
abstracting the article. Aspects of the
content should be included that are not
evident in the title and abstract so that the
relevance of the article can be established by
the reader.

6.  Introduction to economic institutions, history
and competing paradigms and ideologies in
economics. Conservative, liberal and radical
perspectives; orthodox and heterodox
economic theories. Topics include: the role of
cultural, legal, economic and political
institutions; class, gender and race; wealth
and poverty; and the environment.

7.  Often economists appear to contradict one
another. Economists, rather than being
objective, are often asked to present
different sides of an issue rather than provide
the entire truth. This is one of reasons why
economists in the media may seem to
contradict each other.

8.  Articles from reviewed academic journals.
 Books from academic presses.
 Reports from intergovernmental
organizations.
 Primary records from government
institutions.

9.  Articles from magazines or non-reviewed
periodicals.
 Wikipedia or generally any other online
sources.
 Textbooks.
 Encyclopedias, dictionaries, or other tertiary-
source reference materials.

10.  What is the review process?
 Who was the publisher ?
 Who is the intended audience?
 What is the format and appearance?
 What is the content?
 Who are the authors?
Generally, ask yourself if the source is of a
higher standard and is the author an expert.

11.  Use publications from professional
organizations.
 Use scholarly databases.
 Specify "peer-reviewed journals“ or “scholarly
sources” in other databases.
 Evaluate print journals and journals in other
databases using the criteria above

12.  Following are sample annotations from
annotated bibliographies. Annotations in your
bibliography should reflect your research topic
and your professor’s guidelines.
 Depending upon the purpose of the bibliography
in addition to summarizing and evaluating a
source, some may reflect upon the source’s use
in your research. Annotations in bibliographies
may address all three of these steps. Consider
your instructor’s directions when deciding how
much information to annotate.

13. Pfeffer, Jeffrey (2007). A modest proposal: how we might change the process and product of managerial research.
Academy of Management Review, 50(6), 1334-1345. Retrieved from Business Source Premier database.
Pfeffer identifies a preoccupation with theory and an interest in novelty
as a significant problem plaguing formal research in business schools.
Describing this phenomenon as a quest for ‘what’s new’ rather than
‘what’s true’. Pfeffer argues that competition in business schools has
produced uniformity and stifled innovation. Pfeffer notes that rather
than build upon the evidence-based knowledge that has furthered other
disciplines, the pressure to publish in ranked journals has forced
researchers to disdain work that informs professionals. Researchers
prefer to concentrate on idiosyncrasies of previously published
theoretical work that has little effect on real underlying processes in the
business world noting that superficial aspects are imitated that have little
effect on underlying processes. Additionally while research in academia
focuses on what works, it neglects what doesn’t work, when knowing
what doesn’t work can be as important as knowing what does.

14.  Familiarize yourself with the style you are
required to use before beginning your
research, (ALA, MLA, APA, etc…)
 Write your citations as you complete your
research, include evaluation notes.
 Title your bibliography as “Annotated”
 Confirm that you have six scholarly sources.
 Use source bibliographies to identify
additional sources.