Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eddieverhamme/3223107635/
1. This image was uploaded by emverham which is the username, his real name is Eddie Verhamme.
2. It appears that this person is a photographer.
3. The title of the image is 2010 Camaro.
4. The restrictions for this image says some rights reserved. I am allowed to share, copy, and transmit this image under the following conditions: attribution, noncommercial, and no derivative works.
    1. I don't think I have the permission to use it without citing due to some of the rights being reserved.
    2. I do not have permission to use it to make money because it has a noncommercial restriction.
    3. I do not have permission to create derivative works. The conditions for publishing this work is that you        may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.
5. Eddie Verhamme. January 24, 2009. 2010 Camaro, March 13,2013, from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eddieverhamme/3223107635/ 

Annotated Bibliography

What is an annotated bibliography? Well a bibliography is a list of sources used for researching a topic and an annotation is a summary or evaluation. Therefore, an annotated bibliography is a list compiled of resources such as books, articles, magazines, or anything that contains information with notes. Annotated bibliographies are composed of three major parts which are citations, summary, and annotation. The citation is about 1-2 lines which conforms to whatever style the teacher assigns. The summary also contains 1-2 lines which gives the reader a general idea of what the source is about. Lastly, the annotation explains why the source is great and how it ties into the final project.

I’m pretty sure there are various reasons as to why I’m required to write an annotated bibliography. One reason I came up with was that our instructor mentioned that she did not learn how to write an annotated bibliography until she was required to write one in graduate school. Therefore, she is preparing us for assignments we may encounter in our future classes.

An annotated bibliography can be very resourceful when it comes to research projects. It can be an excellent preparation for a research project as mentioned in the webpage. Instead of skimming resources to find, it actually forces you to analyze the resources to determine whether the resources are actually beneficial to your project or not. Although, annotated bibliographies are detailed oriented and time consuming it really helps when it comes to organizing your paper. It also helps to prevent procrastination since the annotated bibliography is done first. Annotated bibliographies can also help in a research project because you can find scholarly annotated bibliographies on the web that can help you find information.

Special Collections

Today in class we had guest speaker talk about special collections. I learned that special collections are a collection of materials from a general library. In special collections, you can find a variety of artifacts. You can find items such as books, letters, biographies, diaries, old photographs, newspaper articles, and etc. At the University of West Georgia, you can find the special collections section on the ground floor of the Ingram Library.  Special collections can be found in any library and can be very resourceful when it comes down to doing research for a project or even writing papers. When writing a research paper, you can go to the special collections department and find a variety of artifacts to use in your research paper. u can also have someone from the special collections department to help you with piecing things together for a project or a research paper. If you are not able to go to the library, you can log on to westga.edu/library website and go to the Gil-find to search for items that can assist you in finding things to assist you in your research. Anyone such as students and people from the community can use the special collections to use to their advantage.