This guide will help you find resources for your annotated bibliography assignment available through the Alverno library. For more information on formatting your annotated bibliography, review chapter 14.59 of the Chicago Manual of Style.
For more examples of annotations consult Purdue University's OWL online guide.
Before you begin using the research tools of the library take some time to think about your topic and research question. Use the search strategy worksheet to generate a list of key concepts and synonyms to help you find information.
Sources to include in your annotated bibliography come in many different forms:
Reference/General Works
These are print and electronic books with a broad focus. You’ll find many reference books in our general collection you could use for your annotated bibliography such as:
Some specific examples from TOPCAT:
Gender and early modern constructions of childhood
Women's history in global perspective
Monographs
Monographs are detailed written studies of a single specialized subject or an aspect of it. For example, scholars may write monographs on medical care for women in early modern Europe.
Some specific examples from TOPCAT:
Women in the Ottoman Empire: Middle Eastern women in the early Modern Era
Scholarly Articles
Scholarly articles are original research on a specific topic. You can find scholarly articles in library databases and in Google Scholar. Some good databases to search for your annotated bibliography assignment include:
JSTOR
Academic Search Premier
This is a general database that is a great place to start searching for articles on your topic.
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JSTOR contains a wide-range of information related to the humanities. It is an excellent resource for finding articles to cite in your annotated bibliography.
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Google is great for casual research, but Google Scholar is a better resource to find information for your annotated bibliography. Use the link to Google Scholar that's on the library homepage. This is synced to our databases, so if we have full text, it should give you a link.
This is also a great way to check for full text if you find a citation elsewhere. If Google Scholar doesn't lead you to the full text, contact the library for help getting a free copy of the resource you want.
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TOPCAT (our library catalog) is best for finding books and reference books. You'll also find items held by other SWITCH libraries, which you can request online.
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Ebook Central is our main ebook provider. You can access Ebook Central from off campus by logging into your TOPCAT account.
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