Val Young, Communications
Annotated Bibliography Worksheet
Name: ____________________
Fill out this worksheet as you save and read articles for the Annotated Bibliography assignment.
What is your topic area for your research project? What are the key concepts or variables you want to study?
Try to name all the possible key search words you can think of.
Do a keyword search on your proposed topic using several different academic communication databases: Communication & Mass Media Complete, Academic Search Premier, PsychINFO, SocIndex, EBSCO, etc. (All can be found on the library website.) Do a keyword search for your topic and record different journal articles that might be related to your research topic. Record information about each article in APA format and save the article for future reference. Some of these articles will be used in your annotated bibliography assignment, and many of them will be used in your literature review paper.
When you're listing your journal articles, include the following information for APA citation format. See the APA sources on the syllabus, on our course webpage, and online for more information.
Author names in publication order with first and middle initial. YEAR of publication. Complete title of article. Name of academic journal, Volume, inclusive page numbers. DOI for each article available electronically.
MacLaughlin, E.J., Raehl, C. L., Treadway, A.K., Sterling, T.L., Zoller, D. P., & Bond, C.A. (2005). Assessing medication adherence in the elderly: Which tools to use in clinical practice? Drugs and Aging, 22(3), 231-255. DOI: 10.1080/12765398623218533.
Be sure to complete the final summary page of your articles!
Of all the potential sources you discovered doing this assignment (you should have more than 5 of them), complete the following information. Complete sentences are not necessary.
ARTICLE #1
- APA citation for article:
- Purpose/Goal of the article:
- Research question/hypotheses:
- Key concepts or variables of the study:
- Method of data collection (as stated in the article):
- Key findings, conclusions, or interesting information:
- How does the article relate to your research topic?
- Does the article cite any other resources that you would like to locate? If so, list the citations here:
ARTICLE #2
- APA citation for article:
- Purpose/Goal of the article:
- Research question/hypotheses:
- Key concepts or variables of the study:
- Method of data collection (as stated in the article):
- Key findings, conclusions, or interesting information:
- How does the article relate to your research topic?
- Does the article cite any other resources that you would like to locate? If so, list the citations here:
ARTICLE #3
- APA citation for article:
- Purpose/Goal of the article:
- Research question/hypotheses:
- Key concepts or variables of the study:
- Method of data collection (as stated in the article):
- Key findings, conclusions, or interesting information:
- How does the article relate to your research topic?
- Does the article cite any other resources that you would like to locate? If so, list the citations here:
ARTICLE #4
- APA citation for article:
- Purpose/Goal of the article:
- Research question/hypotheses:
- Key concepts or variables of the study:
- Method of data collection (as stated in the article):
- Key findings, conclusions, or interesting information:
- How does the article relate to your research topic?
- Does the article cite any other resources that you would like to locate? If so, list the citations here:
ARTICLE #5
- APA citation for article:
- Purpose/Goal of the article:
- Research question/hypotheses:
- Key concepts or variables of the study:
- Method of data collection (as stated in the article):
- Key findings, conclusions, or interesting information:
- How does the article relate to your research topic?
- Does the article cite any other resources that you would like to locate? If so, list the citations here:
What have you learned about your topic? Give an overview of these articles in a few brief sentences.
Do you see a pattern in the literature publication outlets? Are certain journals more prominent in your literature search?
Which keywords revealed the most relevant results?
Based on your understanding of the literature so far, formulate one research question and one hypothesis about your topic.
Research Question:
Hypothesis: