How Do You Write An MLA Style Annotated Bibliography?
Annotated bibliographies are used to reference your research for papers, articles and presentations in English and other liberal arts classes and in research. Providing accurate references is paramount in displaying your professionalism while demonstrating that your ideas and theories are well researched. The MLA-style annotated bibliography is a simple way to reference your sources, and provide a brief summary of each source. Starting at the conclusion of your work, tab down to the next blank page, or open a separate document to create your annotated bibliography. Title the page Annotated Bibliography. List your first source by selecting the author whose last name comes first in alphabetical order. The entry for a single author should read: Doe, John. If he has a middle initial, the entry should read: Doe, John R. If the work has more than one author, list them as noted on the publication. Write the first author’s name as noted above. If there are two authors, the first author’s name