Sample Annotated Bibliography
An excellent annotated bibliography by a geography student follows. Note how he takes advantage of all of the stylistic advice offered on the previous page, and how the paper’s sections begin to take shape even in the source descriptions. Note also that the writer's tone is upbeat and informed. We get a strong sense that the writer cares about the topic and will make it interesting to read about.
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SAMPLE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
by John Lerner
Mexican, German, and “Southern folk cemeteries.” His physical descriptions of cemetery layout, inscriptions, grave markers, and the
like are very detailed.
Afro-American section of a
3) Sloane, David Charles (1991). The Last Great Necessity, Cemeteries in American History.
Sloane’s work will serve as my primary source of information. He has written a history of American cemeteries in a cultural context
concentrating on significant trends in their development. Sloane’s “Notes” section will allow for easy access to other sources.
4) Weed, Howard Evarts (1912). Modern Park Cemeteries.
Weed was a landscape architect and his work concentrates on how a cemetery should look. Weed offers detailed descriptions of
the physical layout of pre-20th century cemeteries.
5) Zelinsky, Wilbur (1994). “Gathering Places for
Zelinsky’s article is an intriguing analysis of the spatial patterns of American cemeteries. He calculates and maps the number of cemeteries by county across the country. He then seeks answers as to why there is such a fluctuation in the number per square
mile from one place to the next. Zelinsky’s bibliography led me to Sloane’s work.