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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Name:

Thesis: (This should be your revised thesis based on feedback of your proposal. Your thesis should clearly state what you will be researching, your position on the topic, and the significance it has on your targeted population.) :

Which style are you using? Check one. ____ MLA or ___X__ APA:

A bibliography is a list of references and resources that you use to conduct research on any particular topic.

An annotated bibliography is a reference list with a brief description of each source (approximately 4-8 sentences). The annotation should include a summary of the contents in your own words and an explanation of why you are including this source as support for your thesis. That is, what in this resource is especially valuable or relevant to your research paper?

Please list and describe at least 4 credible sources. At least 3 of these should be external sources or articles not provided in this class. At least 2 of these external sources should be attained from scholarly journals (i.e. American Journal of Education) and at least 1 should be a book.

TIPS for doing research and writing an annotated bibliography:

–If you are unfamiliar with doing research or uncertain as to what resources to use, visit the ASU library website: http://lib.asu.edu/

· Under “Ask a Librarian” on the left tab, click on “ASU Libraries Catalog” and type in the key word or words pertaining to a topic of interest (i.e. social justice and education). If a book you like is not available at an ASU library closest to you, use the interlibrary loan tab to request that a book be transferred for you to pick up (this usually take 3-5 days).

· Under the same left tab, you may also click on one of the “articles” options.

· “Find Articles” familiarizes you with all search tools available, such as Jstor or LexisNexis. “An article on a subject” allows you to type in the key words or words pertaining to a topic of interest. If you are seeking a specific article or journal, then use the options “A specific article” and “A specific journal”, respectively.

· “Research databases” gives you an array of topics and their appropriate sources.

· “Journal title look-up” allows you to search specific journals.

· For all other inquiries, you may navigate around your closest library’s webpage, contact a librarian, or go to your site manager for help.

· The OWL at Purdue website has explicit examples of APA & MLA references. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

— The following page offers an example of citing a source and describing it in relation to your research paper proposal.

Note: this example is extracted from an annotation by a student in a previous University Service Learning class, her topic being homeless of individuals with mental illnesses, with the thesis stated as: “Adequate funding for long-term housing for seriously mentally ill adult homeless people in Maricopa County will result in better client outcomes and cost savings to the taxpayers. Lobbying for this funding at the Arizona Legislature is one positive, realistic step that can be taken by the average Arizonan to affect change for this vulnerable, marginalized population.”

Example in APA Format:

Nelson, G, Aubry, T., & Lafrance, A. (2007). A review of the literature on the effectiveness of

housing and support, assertive community treatment, and intensive case management

interventions for persons with mental illness who have been homeless. American Journal of

Orthopsychiatry, 77:3, pp.350-361. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.77.3.350

[Note the indentation past the first line—this is a rule in citing, so be sure to indent!!!]

This scholarly article reviewed the literature on assertive community treatment or ACT, and intensive case management or ICM, interventions for mentally ill homeless persons. ACT programs were identified as programs with a multidisciplinary team and permanent housing, while ICM programs linked no more than 25 consumers to one case manager rather than a team. The review found that participants in both ACT and ICM used less institutional services, i.e. hospitals, jails or prisons. Also, the review found that programs with ICMs and housing vouchers cost $2000 more per person per year than standard treatment. All of the studies on ACT found them superior to standard treatment in providing housing stability. Overall, of the 16 studies reviewed, permanent housing was shown to have positive effects on homelessness while temporary housing only during the treatment program had no effect on rates of homelessness. The combination of housing and support was superior to case management alone in reducing homelessness and hospitalization. This review is helpful to the final paper in providing statistical support for the proposed housing reforms.

[Also note that the source is from 2007; for the purposes of your paper, please use more recent sources, preferably since 2000]