Sample Annotated Bibliography in MLA Style
General MLA Format
Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal. Volume.Issue (year): pages. Date of Access <electronic address>.
MLA Complete Sample of a General Internet Search Article
Aras, Bultent and Omer Caha. “Fethullah Gulen and His Liberal ‘Turkish Islam’ Movement.” Middle East Review of International Affairs Journal 4.4 (2000). 6 September 2005 <http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/meria/journal/2000/issue4/jv4n4a4.html>.
Fethullah Gulen has founded a movement that attempts to be modernist, nationalist, Islamic, and democratic all at the same time. The article is a brief survey of Gulen, covering his life and influences, the foundations of the movement, the relationship to the military and Islamic community. The secular elites are covered, but not in any great depth. The authors provide a well reasoned and insightful analysis of the significance of the movement, and conclude that Gulen's role will be an important one as a religious leader in modern Turkey, despite the multiple conflicting interests of his followers.
MLA Complete Sample of a LORA Search Article
Babbitt, Kevin. "Mary Magdalene and the Drama of Saints: Theatre, Gender, and Religion in Late Medieval England." Theatre Journal 57.2 (2005). 331-332. 10 September 2005. <http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/ theatre_journal/v057/57.2babbitt.html>.
The author provides an in-depth review of Theresa Coletti's book (ISBN-13: 978-0812238006) based on the Bodleian Library manuscript Digby 133 (the Digby Mary Magdalene). He is very favorable of the book, describing the author's analysis as knowledgeable, thorough, and cohesive. Babbitt highly recommends the text for anyone interested in looking at the performance of religion, especially in light of gender issues.
Sample Annotated Bibliography in APA Style
General APA Format
Author, Initial, & Author2, Initial2. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages. Retrieved on Month day, Year, from URL
APA Complete Sample of a General Internet Search Article
Aras, B., & Caha, O. (2000). Fethullah Gulen and his liberal “Turkish Islam” movement. Middle East Review of International Affairs Journal, 4(4). Retrieved on September 6, 2005, from http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/meria/journal/2000/issue4/ jv4n4a4.html
Fethullah Gulen has founded a movement that attempts to be modernist, nationalist, Islamic, and democratic all at the same time. The article is a brief survey of Gulen, covering his life and influences, the foundations of the movement, the relationship to the military and Islamic community. The secular elites are covered, but not in any great depth. The authors provide a well reasoned and insightful analysis of the significance of the movement, and conclude that Gulen's role will be an important one as a religious leader in modern Turkey, despite the multiple conflicting interests of his followers.
APA Complete Sample of a LORA Search Article
Babbitt, K. (2005). Mary Magdalene and the drama of saints: Theatre, gender, and religion in late Medieval England. Theatre Journal, 57(2), 331-332. Retrieved on September 6, 2005, from http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/theatre_journal/v057/ 57.2babbitt.html
The author provides an in-depth review of Theresa Coletti's book (ISBN-13: 978-0812238006) based on the Bodleian Library manuscript Digby 133 (the Digby Mary Magdalene). He is very favorable of the book, describing the author's analysis as knowledgeable, thorough, and cohesive. Babbitt highly recommends the text for anyone interested in looking at the performance of religion, especially in light of gender issues.
Sample Annotated Bibliography using Chicago Manual of Style
General Chicago Format
Author or Editor. Date. Title of article. Title of Periodical volume, issue: paging. [Type of medium]: <Protocol/Site/Path/File> Additional: retrieval information [Access date].
Chicago Manual of Style Complete Sample of a General Internet Search Article
Aras, Bultent and Omer Caha. December 2000. Fethullah Gulen and His Liberal “Turkish Islam” Movement. Middle East Review of International Affairs Journal. Volume 4, No. 4: 13 pages. http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/meria/journal/2000/issue4/ jv4n4a4.html Retrieved through LORA Search, University of Oklahoma Libraries. Accessed on 6 September, 2005.
Fethullah Gulen has founded a movement that attempts to be modernist, nationalist, Islamic, and democratic all at the same time. The article is a brief survey of Gulen, covering his life and influences, the foundations of the movement, the relationship to the military and Islamic community. The secular elites are covered, but not in any great depth. The authors provide a well reasoned and insightful analysis of the significance of the movement, and conclude that Gulen's role will be an important one as a religious leader in modern Turkey, despite the multiple conflicting interests of his followers.
Chicago Manual of Style Complete Sample of a LORA Search Article
Babbitt, Kevin. 2005. Mary Magdaleneand the drama of saints: Theatre, gender, and religion in late Medieval England. Theatre Journal 57, no. 2. 331-332. John Hopkins University Press. http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/theatre_journal/v057 /57.2babbitt.html. Retrieved through LORA Search, University of Oklahoma Libraries. Accessed on 10 September, 2005.
The author provides an in-depth review of Theresa Coletti's book (ISBN-13: 978-0812238006) based on the Bodleian Library manuscript Digby 133 (the Digby Mary Magdalene). He is very favorable of the book, describing the author's analysis as knowledgeable, thorough, and cohesive. Babbitt highly recommends the text for anyone interested in looking at the performance of religion, especially in light of gender issues.
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