Annotated Bibliography

• Worth up to twenty-four points for all components (chats, discussion boards, etc.), the Annotated Bibliography project teaches the norms and skills of college-level research to students, who by the end of the semester produce an annotated bibliography on a single, sufficiently-narrowed topic related to the Internet.

• The assignment: Identify an aspect or subtopic of the Internet, and construct an annotated bibliography. Examples of Internet-related topics include Cybersecurity, the history of the Internet, Internet addiction, and Internet censorship.

Note: A fundamental requirement of this assignment is that your topic be researchable through the Chaffey Library. Several specially-designed modules will be available on the Blackboard site to help you learn the ins-and-outs of Library research specifically as it relates to this project.

• This is a semester-long project that requires a sustained effort; several discussion boards, chats, COW posts, readings, modules, etc. throughout the semester will all contribute to student success on this assignment.

• What is an annotated bibliography? After reading this page, be sure to read the Frequently Asked Questions page for a detailed overview.

This FAQ page is a crucial resource in helping you understand this assignment.
Note: An annotated bibliography is not an essay. It is a list of relevant, expert sources to which researchers refer other interested readers to enable them to learn about a topic.

contain AT LEAST TEN items from NO FEWER THAN TEN UNIQUE SOURCES.

For example, a collection of essays published in a single book counts as ONE unique source, as do several web pages from a single web site.

contain expert sources which are relevant, specific, and reliable. Dictionaries and dictionary entries, encyclopedia articles, and general reference resources are not acceptable and will not count towards the minimum requirements.
contain a balanced mixture of sources--a couple of expert (e.g. .edu, .gov) websites, a few journal articles drawn from Library databases, several books, etc. Having only one "type" of source (websites, for example) on your annotated bibliography is not acceptable.

• The Little, Brown Handbook Chapter 46 is devoted to MLA style. Additionally, numerous sources in-person and on the World Wide Web can assist you with MLA style, from Chaffey's own Writing Center to the always useful Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).

• Projects will be evaluated one-third on the correctness, conciseness, and clarity of annotations; one-third on MLA style; and one-third on quality of sources. Note that for each source under ten, for each non-unique source, and for each reference source, ten percent will be deducted from the grade for the annotated bibliography.