COMM 2010: Communication Theory

Annotated bibliographies present a series of sources that represent research in a given area or field. They represent the evolution of theory or research in the discipline or the different schools of thought that provide insight into the problem or phenomenon. 

Each entry should include:

• Properly formatted citation to the work in the citation style required.
• The annotation which includes:
  • A brief 1-2 sentence summary of the work. 
  • The remainder of the 200-500 words in the annotation explain the relevance of the source to the topic
  • Why it is representative of the problem, phenomenon, or solution
  • The significance of the work to the development of the field or theory

You can use citation management software to automatically create bibliographical references. Read about two types of citation managers, RefWorks and Zotero, using the links below.