What is an annotated bibliography?
It's a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.
Citation + description + evaluation = annotated bibliography
Want more info and examples? Check out this page: Cornell University Annotated Bibliography.
When you're searching Communication & Mass Media Complete, you can limit your results to a specific type of publication. Here's how to do it.
Within source types, check off the type you wish to see. You can run a seperate search for each type.
Each article has an icon to the left, which provides a visual cue to what the medium is. This is the one for an academic journal.
Trade publications and popular magazines share the same icon.
Characteristics of Scholarly Journals:
volumes, all text, no photos, footnotes, numbered pages, skilled knowledge
Characteristics of Trade Magazines:
very specific topic, high skill, nice paper, targeted/niche, subscription, annual conference (colleagues & vendors), dues & membership
Characteristics of Popular Magazines:
easy reading, current, pop culture, not deep, 50/50 ads to text, grocery stores, dentist/doctor offices, colorful, vivid, attention getting