The Examples

For the annotated bibliography assignment.

Sample Citations and Annotations

An Article:

Gibbs, W. Wayt.  “Obesity: An Overblown Epidemic?” Scientific American.  292.6 (2005). 

Health Source Consumer. EBSCOhost. Dominican University Rebecca Crown Lib., River Forest, IL. 10 Oct. 2005 <http://ezproxy.dom.edu/login?url=http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?profile=health >.

Published in Scientific American, this article discusses obesity and the trend that is depicted by health officials.  The author’s credentials are not indicated but he does provide a list of further readings on the topics and consults outside sources heavily.  The intended audience is the educated general population.  The article is organized with topical headings and there are several graphs and charts indicated, however these were not included in the electronic version and I had to consult the print version to view the data.  Published in June 2005, the information included is current.  I may cite the author and present his argument to support my thesis or to present an alternative viewpoint. 

This article was located using Academic Search Premier Databases.  I used the search terms health and obesity. 

A Book:

Ronzio, Robert.  The Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health.  2^nd Ed. New York:

Facts on File, Inc., 2003. 

Geared to the general audience this encyclopedia aims to “demystify scientific concepts without sacrificing accuracy so [the reader] can grasp the essential ideas quickly and easily.”  The encyclopedia is intended to be objective, up-to-date and comprehensive. (Ronzio, p. ix.) It includes current information on carbohydrates, fats and proteins, as well as food-related conditions like obesity, diabetes, and eating disorders.  Organized alphabetically the encyclopedia includes thousands of terms and phrases with cross-references to related terms and topics within the text.  A back-of-the-book index is included for quick searching.  Topics appear current and include “fad diets.”  The author lists his credentials as Ph.D, C.N.S., F.A.I.C.; his PhD. is in Biochemistry. 

I found this book by searching the Dominican University Online Catalog using the term nutrition limited to the reference collection. 

A Website:

“Overweight and Obesity: Obesity Trends: U.S. Obesity Trends 1985–2004”

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Department of Health and Human Services. 2005. 10 October 2005 <http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/maps/index.htm>

Produced by the CDC, the site contains a schematic demonstrating the prevalence of obesity in the United States currently and provides information relating to past obesity indicators.  Also included in the site is a PowerPoint presentation with further detail regarding the obesity trend and its development over the past 20 years. The site is geared toward an educated but general audience and provides current data on the topic.  Within site are links to many other related articles related to this topic through CDC websites as well as other government produced sources.  The graph and data may be used in the research paper to contribute to the background knowledge of the topic. 

I found this website by searching Google.com with the terms obesity and “united states”.

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