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ANTH 284: MA Practicum: Annotated Bibliographies and Lit Reviews

This guide provides information to assist students writing MA Theses in Anthropology.

Annotated Bibliographies and Lit Reviews

Annotated Bibliographies

An annotated bibliography is, as its name suggests, a bibliography that is annotated (or has annotations -- notes or summaries about each item on the bibliography -- what it is about, why it is important, and how it relates to your research project).

Here are a few places to look for examples of annotated bibliographies:

Literature Reviews

A literature review is, (also) as its name suggests, a review (or overview) of the literature on a given topic.  Literature reviews can be stand-alone papers or articles, or sections of longer works (theses and dissertations or articles).  The following research guide provides a useful introduction to Annotated Bibliographies and Lit Reviews: