Instructions:
Research Phase/Number of Sources
Having selected a topic – “ European Union strategy for Belarus”
Question for the topic will be : Ongoing political demonstrations and protests against Lukashenko’s government in Belarus, and The EU Sanctions.
The next phase is research. Note that this research should include primary sources, peer-reviewed articles and scholarly books. The number of sources used in a paper reflects the researcher’s level of effort and understanding of the topic, provided they have read the material. The number of sources required for research papers is a function of paper length: 8-page papers should have a minimum of 8 sources, 10-page papers should have a minimum of 10 sources. All sources listed on the REFERENCES page must be cited in the text. Roughly a third of the time allotted to this project is devoted to the research phase.
Annotated Bibliography
An annotated bibliography is an organized list of sources with an accompanying paragraph that describes, explains, and/or evaluates each entry in terms of quality, authority, and relevance. An annotated bibliography usually incorporates the following:
A citation in correct APA, MLA, or Chicago/Turabian format.
Each citation is followed by a brief descriptive summary. What are the main points or arguments of the source? What topics are covered?
After you have summarized the source, critically evaluate it. Where was it published and what does that say about the source? Who was the author? What are the biases of the article/source? How does this source compare to others you have found? When was the article published? Is it still relevant?
Organization of an Annotated Bibliography
Format of the Paper
The paper should stay within the page limits listed above [12-point type with standard margins]; it should be formatted in standard research paper form — i.e. including reference notes (either at the bottom of the page or at the end of the paper — not “scientific notation”) and a bibliography. The format listed below should be used for both notes and bibliography.
Bibliography:
All entries should be listed in alphabetical order, last name first, using the following format:
1) Periodical article:
Hough, Jerry F., “The End of Russia’s ‘Khomeini’ Period,” World Policy Journal, IV, no. 4 (1987), pp. 583-604. Some journals do not employ volume numbers, others do not employ consecutive pagination within an entire volume. This format can be adjusted to the former by excluding the volume number and presents no problem for the latter situation.
2) Article in an edited book:
Russell L. Hanson. “Democracy,” in Political Innovation and Conceptual Change, eds. Terence Ball, James Farr, Russell L. Hanson (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989), pp. 68-86.
3) Authored book:
Sanford, Levinson. Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
4) Edited book:
Mill, John S. On Liberty and Other Essays, edited by John Gray. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991.
5) Newspaper article:
Amartya, Sen. “Democracy and Its Global Roots,” The New Republic, October 6, 2003, pp. 28-35.
6) Miscellaneous publication:
Some items do not fit easily into any of the categories listed above. You should adapt the format to fit the item. For example, pamphlets can usually be treated as books.
7) Translated material:
For translated materials, full publication information should be provided for both the original and the translation source:
Foucault, Michel. Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason. Translated by Richard Howard, Vintage-Random House, 1988.
8) Internet material:
These materials should be treated as publications. Full information concerning the source should be given., so that the reader will be in a position to find it. In the case of “reprinted” materials, both the original and the internet source should be given:
Taylor, Rumsey. “Fitzcarraldo.” Slant, 13 Jun. 2003, www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/fitzcarraldo/. Accessed 29 Sep. 2009.
Since you cannot cite pages for internet sources, you should be especially careful to provide proper link information and dates when accessed.
9) Unpublished material: