Writing an Effective Annotated Bibliography

Research Skills Boot Camp 2024
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Annotated bibliographies play a crucial role in academic research and writing. This workshop covers the essential techniques for creating well-structured and informative annotated bibliographies.

Workshop Highlights:

  1. Understanding Annotated Bibliographies: Explore the purpose and significance of annotated bibliographies.
  2. Format of Annotated Bibliographies: Recognize the subtle differences in formatting between APA, MLA, and Chicago Manual.
  3. Components of an Annotation: Learn how to succinctly summarize key arguments, assess source credibility, and evaluate relevance.
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Research Skills Boot Camp 2024

The Angus L. Macdonald Library and the Academic Success Centre present an in-depth workshop series designed with this summer's research assistants in mind. In this program, librarians will take you through the research process to ensure that you are well-prepared to tackle essential research skills such as: literature reviews, source evaluation, citation management, knowledge synthesis projects and much, much more! 

This year's sessions will run from May 6-8 through live online presentations, via Blackboard Collaborate. 

The Boot Camp sessions are free of charge and registration is open to all StFX students, staff and faculty, with a particular focus on the information management needs of research assistants. Participants can choose individual sessions to attend based on your research needs and areas of interest, and register via the StFX Library Events Page

Certificates

**New this year**

This workshop series is for professional and scholarly development.

Certificates of completion are available for attending participants. 

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this year's Research Bootcamp, please contact the coordinator:

Samantha Read, Instructional Services Librarian