Build Professional Annotated Bibliographies

Create well-structured annotations with guided prompts. Learn to summarize, evaluate, and connect sources to your research.

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Evaluate credibility with guided worksheets for journals, websites, books, and news. Auto-generate evaluation paragraphs.

Organize annotations into projects. Export to Word or PDF with proper formatting and hanging indents.

Learn the specific requirements for APA, MLA, and Chicago annotations. Examples and templates for each style.

Generate properly formatted citations for your sources. Works with in-text and reference list citations.

What Makes a Good Annotation?

Concisely explain the main argument, findings, or thesis. What is the source about? What are the key points?

Assess the author's credentials, research quality, bias, and reliability. Is this a trustworthy source?

Connect the source to your research question. How will you use this in your paper? What does it add?

Pro Tip: A typical annotation is 100-200 words. Balance all three components for the best results.

Keep track of your sources and what they contribute. Never forget why you saved a source.

Evaluate sources deeply rather than just collecting links. Build analytical skills.

Annotations become the building blocks for your literature review or research paper.

Many courses require annotated bibliographies. Master the skill early and ace the assignment.

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