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Annotated Bibliographies

MLA Formatting Guidelines

  • Follow the same format as an MLA Works Cited Page (unless you're instructed to do otherwise).
  • The first line of the citation starts at the left margin.
  • If the citation is longer than one line, subsequent lines are indented 0.5 inches.
  • The annotation is indented 1 inch from the margin.
  • If the annotation is longer than 1 paragraph, indent the first line of subsequent paragraphs. Do not add any additional spacing between paragraphs.
  • The bibliography is double-spaced, both within the citation and between the citation and the annotation.
  • The list can be organized alphabetically by author or title, by date of publication, or by subject.
  • The title for the list should be: "Annotated Bibliography" or "Annotated List of Works Cited."

Example MLA Entry

The documents below contain the MLA annotated bibliography example that:

  • uses MLA formatting
  • summarizes a journal article
  • evaluates the source
  • contains multiple paragraphs
  • explains why the article is significant or useful to the student's assignment

 

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