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Annotated Bibliographies

Create an Annotated Bibliography Using Refworks and Word

  1. Create a bibliography in RefWorks using either the "Council of Science Editors - CSE 8th, Citation-Name," the "Council of Science Editors - CSE 8th, Citation-Sequence," or the "Council of Science Editors - CSE 8th, Name-Year" Sequence style. Confirm with your instructor which style they would like you to use. Screnshot of refworks folder titled annotated bibl

    Screenshot of Refworks bibliography style drop down menu. The menu says Council of Science Editors - CSE 8th, Citation-Name, a box below the text "Include CSL styles (crowdsourced repository) is checked blue, and there are three search results of Council of Science Editors edition styles with stars next to them. A red arrow points to the drop down menu box.

  2. Click the "copy to clipboard" button. Screenshot of RefWorks' Copy to Clipboard Button. White clipboard icon and white text on a blue background. A read arrow on a white background points to the button.
  3. Open a Word document. The instructions below are based on the online version of Word, not the desktop application. 
  4. Paste the bibliography into the document, keeping the source formatting. 
  5. Use the Citing Sources Guide to fix any errors in the citations.  Council of Scientific Editors style References page with 3 citations. Black text on white background, with some text in red box outlines that identify errors in the citations. Red arrows point from the boxes to the errors.
  6. Click to move your cursor to the end of your first citation (after the final period). 
  7. Click on the three dots on the far right of the menu bar to access the paragraph settings. 
  8. Hover over the "line spacing" option from the drop down menu. Click on "Remove space after paragraph."  Red arrows point to three dots that open paragraph
  9. Press the enter key.
  10. Again, click on the three dots on the far right of the menu bar. 
  11. Hover over the "special indent" option from the drop down menu. Make sure the "None" option is selected. Red arrows point to three dots that open paragraph
  12. Write your annotation.
  13. There are numerous options for annotation indentation. Ask your professor how they would like the annotations to be indented and follow those steps accordingly. 
  14. Repeat steps 7-14 for each citation. Screen shout of a Council of Scientific Editors style annotated bibliography page with 3 citations. The third citation has an annotation beneath it, and below that black text on a white background in a red outline box says "Always confirm indentation requirements with your instructor." A red arrow points from the box to the annotation.