Sample Annotated Bibliography



Is This a Good Annotated Bibliography?

Use the grading criteria and the information on the course support site < > to evaluate this annotated bibliography.

Are these quality sources that cover the topic thoroughly? Can you spot some basic mistakes? What grade would you give this list of sources?

Note: A version of this exercise with hyperlinks is available at

CompII/Abcritique.doc

Hints:

• Bedford Bibliographer will put References at the head of your bibliography. For a bibliography, you need to change that to a title that identifies your subject.

• The URL will sometimes identify the owner of a site.

.gov is a government site, such as or< >

.mil is a branch of the Armed Services

.edu is an educational institution. ~ is often used to identify an individual’s file on a college or university server. See The Sleep Well at Stanford

.org is a nonprofit organization such as .

Is this site for real? You may have to do a search on “Primate Programming” or the owner’s name to find out.

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References

Road Rage and Teens. (n.d.). Retrieved July 20, 2004 ,



Has a sad story about an accident, with updates.

Staff. (1997, July 9). The road rage epidemic—hype or reality? Driver Education (Summer 1997). Retrieved February 7, 2005, from

Examines the reliability of claims that road rage is increasing. Includes data from an American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS) survey.



Advice from the Wisconsin State Highway Patrol. It is credible because it is from the Wisconsin State Highway Patrol.

Dula, C. S. & Geller, E. S. (2003). Risky, aggressive, or emotional driving: Addressing the need for consistent communication in research. Journal of Safety Research, 34(5). Retrieved July 20, 2004, from the MasterFILE Premier database.

Zeeman, David. (1998, October 8). “Alarming Statistics and Feverish Headlines Have Fed the View that Road Rage Is a National Epidemic.” Retrieved February 7, 2005, from Michael Fumento home page:

Zeeman says that hype about road rage is increasing, even as traffic injuries and fatalities are decreasing. He believes drivers’ increasing fear of other drivers is fueled by the media. However, he does present an opposing view from Dr. Leon James (known as Dr. Driving), who believes that greater congestion leads to greater aggression on the road. While the article is short, Zeeman presents a good overview. He has done careful research, as shown by the information about “Road Rage Vans” in New York and Illinois.

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