Annotations vs. Abstracts
Abstracts
Like those found in various journal article databases or those accompanying journal articles are usually just short, descriptive summaries of a work’s content. Like all summaries, abstracts cover the main points of a piece of writing and help you decide whether an article is relevant for your purposes.
Annotations (in a bibliography)
A list of sources that provides publication information and a short description of each source. The annotation typically perform two roles: it both describes the source and evaluates it. The description is typically that summary of the content and scope of the source. The evaluation goes further and discusses the source's authority, currency, and relevancy to a researcher's purpose.
