Create an Annotated Bibliography
An annotated bibliography is an alphabetized list of sources (including books, documents,
videos, articles, web sites, etc.). Each annotation includes a citation, summary and evaluation.
The purpose of the annotated bibliography is to help you refine your project goal and objectives,
illustrate the quality of research you have done, provide examples of the types of sources
available, and help you decide if you have covered the topic thoroughly enough to inform your
project goal. The annotated bibliography consists of two elements:
1. Citation in modified APA style which includes: Author, (Date), Title, Retrieval
information.
a. (Book) Pedraza, S., & Rumbaut, R. (1996). Origins and Destinies: Immigration,
Race, and Ethnicity in America. New York, NY: Wadsworth.
b. (PDF Document) Gray, V. (July 2012). One City Action Plan [PDF file].
Retrieved from
https://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayor/publication/attachments/OC
AP_READ_ONLY.pdf
c. (Website, no author) About OneDC (nd). Retrieved from
http://www.onedconline.org/about
2. Annotation-A paragraph summarizing the main points or ideas found in the item and
evaluating each entry in terms of quality, qualifications of the author(s), purpose, and
relevance. It should then conclude with a statement with your evaluation of the usefulness
of the item in relation to your research topic.
The annotated bibliography that you will submit will contain:
1. An alphabetized annotated bibliography
2. Standard reference list/bibliography
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Annotated Bibliography (Example)
Gray, V. (July 2012). One City Action Plan [PDF file]. Retrieved from
https://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayor/publication/attachments/OCAP_READ_O
NLY.pdf
The One City Action Plan provided residents with a summary of the Mayor’s vision for the city’s
future in the form of goals, strategies, and actions. The main goals in the Plan: “(1) Grow and
Diversify the District Economy; (2) Educate and Prepare the Workforce for the New Economy,
and (3) Improve the Quality of Life for All.” One of the notable features of this plan include an
example of a project plan with goals and specific measurable or S.M.A.R.T actions. The Plan
also includes key indicators that were used to help define each action. The document concludes
with a checklist that allows residents to track the progress of the administration. This source
would be useful to help our team understand the history of economic growth goals in the District
of Columbia and help us understand how to create measurable objectives. However, it would be
useful to locate the plan of the current mayor and find documents from non-governmental
entities to determine how the plan was received by residents in the city.
About One DC (nd). About One DC [website]. Retrieved from http://www.onedconline.org/about
One DC is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to help improve equality in the
District of Columbia, specifically in Shaw. The web page, “About One DC” contains the
organization’s mission— “…to exercise political strength to create and preserve racial and
economic equity in Shaw and the District.” It also contains details on the organization’s vision,
values, and history. The vision champions organization amongst the low income, poor, and
immigrant communities in the city to improve the level and quality of participatory democracy.
The values emphasize collective work, social justice, work of the disenfranchised, and free
expression. One DC was founded in 1997, probably in response to growing gentrification. The
web page provides a good overview of One DC, but provides limited information about current
projects—further exploration of the website is needed.
Pedraza, S., & Rumbaut, R. (1996). Origins and Destinies: Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity in
America. New York, NY: Wadsworth.
Origins and Destinies is a collection of essays on immigration, race, and ethnicity in the United
States. Some of the essays are historical, covering the African Slave Trade and Native
Americans, as well as the pre-WWI waves of immigration: Northern European and
Southern/Eastern European. Other essays cover the post-1960 waves of Asian and Latin
American immigration. Also featured are essays on urbanization, race in in American and other
topics relevant to race, ethnicity and class in the United States. The article on the District of
Columbia was written by Robert Manning and provides an historical overview of the changing
racial/ethnic landscape of the city, with graphable data for 1860 to 1990. More current
information on this topic is needed to cover 1990 to the present.
Bibliography
Gray, V. (July 2012). One City Action Plan [PDF file]. Retrieved from
https://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayor/publication/attachments/OCAP_READ_O
NLY.pdf
About One DC (nd). About One DC [website]. Retrieved from http://www.onedconline.org/about
Pedraza, S., & Rumbaut, R. (1996). Origins and Destinies: Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity in
America. New York, NY: Wadsworth.
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