Brad Brazzeal
Agriculture & Forest Resources Librarian
[email protected]
 What is an annotated bibliography?
 How do you find sources?
 What tools can help you organize your sources?
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A list of sources on a on a topic that may include:
 A summary of the source
 An evaluation of the source
 A reflection on how the source fits into your research
Adapted from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01.
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Original Abstract
“Net uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) measured
by eddy covariance in a 60- to 80-year-old forest
averaged 2.0 ± 0.4 megagrams of carbon per
hectare per year during 1993 to 2000, with
interannual variations exceeding 50%. Biometry
indicated storage of 1.6 ± 0.4 megagrams of
carbon per hectare per year over 8 years, 60% in
live biomass and the balance in coarse woody
debris and soils, confirming eddy-covariance
results. Weather and seasonal climate (e.g.,
variations in growing-season length or
cloudiness) regulated seasonal and interannual
fluctuations of carbon uptake. Legacies of prior
disturbance and management, especially stand
age and composition, controlled carbon uptake
on the decadal time scale, implying that eastern
forests could be managed for sequestration of
carbon.” Source
Annotated Bibliography
“This paper reports on 9 years of CO2 flux
measurements for a 60- to 80-year-old northern
hardwood forest (Harvard Forest) and compares
results to biometric measurements of changes in
live and dead wood pools for selected species.
Findings from the flux study show net CO2 uptake
of 2.0 +/- 0.4 Mg CO2/ha/yr (0.55 +/- 0.11 Mg
C/ha/yr) from 1993-2000, while the biometric
measurements show a similar uptake of 1.6 +/- 0.4
Mg CO2/ha/yr (0.44 Mg C/ha/yr +/- 0.11 Mg
C/ha/yr).
The study reports that interannual carbon
sequestration is affected in large part by previous
management and the impacts of prior
disturbances, whereas year-to-year fluctuation in
uptake is more a function of weather.” Source
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 Paraphrase: Write It in Your Own Words (Purdue)
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/02/
 Recognizing and Avoiding Plagiarism (Cornell)
https://plagiarism.arts.cornell.edu
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 CAB Abstracts
o Most comprehensive database for agriculture-related articles
o Coverage back to around 1990
o Limited to 4 users at a time
 PubMed/Medline
o Most comprehensive database for peer-reviewed life sciences
articles
o For best results, use the links to PubMed on the library’s website
 Scopus
o Multidisciplinary database that is strongest in sciences and
engineering
o Allows you to see who has cited a specific article
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 EndNote Basic
 2 GB of storage, but limited citation styles
 Details at http://endnote.com/product-details/basic.
 Note: Library sells the full version for a reduced price of $50.
 Mendeley
 Free version comes with 2 GB of storage
 MSU students, staff, faculty get free access to Mendeley Institutional Edition
 Zotero
 300 MB of storage
 For more information, visit the Citation Management Research Guide.
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