HIST 2083: A Land to Call Our Own: De-Colonizing Medieval Europe (Fall 2024)

How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography

• Medieval Sourcebook
• ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
• Norse links
• BBC History: Vikings
• Smithsonian Museum: Vikings
• The Viking Answer Lady

Evaluating the sources you find is a crucial step in the process of scholarly research. The questions you ask about books, periodical articles, or multimedia sources are similar whether you're looking at a citation to the item or have the item in hand.

• How to Critically Analyze Information Sources.
  Lists some of the critical questions you should ask when you consider the appropriateness of a particular book, article, media resource, or Web site for your research.
• Distinguishing Scholarly from Non-Scholarly Periodicals A Checklist of Criteria.
  Shows how to evaluate periodicals by looking at their format, intended audience, and appearance.
• Evaluating Web Resources
  Lists ways to analyze the Web sites you find.