When the course stated, I never knew the difference between bibliographies and annotated bibliographies. My assumption was that writers use the same format while preparing both type of bibliographies. However, from our first lesson, the initial description of annotated bibliography by the instructor showed that it requires a brief description of each reference. The description helps each reader understand the relevance, accuracy, and quality of each reference used to prepare a document. Our weekly lessons and course book highlight the importance of choosing the right reference. By choosing the best references it becomes easy to describe their relevance and importance in the written document. This is the main reason why I cherry pick my reference list even when using different formats to represent my references. Each reader always wonders whether all references listed at the end of a paper were actually used to prepare the document. Annotated bibliography helps since it offers a brief paragraph on the relevance and quality of each reference. However, there are still unclear factors when it comes to annotated bibliographies. How does a writer offer annotation on a mathematical reference?
One of my potential sources for the argument research essay is titled “Lessons from corporate influence in the opioid epidemic”. The journal was authored by Jonathan H. Marks and published in 2020 (Marks, 2020). The journal is better compared to the other available journals as it tries to establish the relationship between pharmaceutical companies and the opioids epidemic. It looks at how corporate marketing of various pharmaceuticals has influenced the opioid pandemic (Marks, 2020). The journal highlights how institutional and societal cultures leads to partnerships with industries through the promotion of products without understanding their impact on society. The journal covers the opioids issues currently affecting society. This includes pain management which eventually leads to opioids abuse. This information is relevant in identifying the cause of the opioids crisis and how it affects society. The information used in the journal comes from medical publication and other reliable sources. I had to read through the journal 3 times before identifying the main issues being addressed in the document. As a result, I gained more insight on the source of the opioids pandemic.
Reference
Marks, J.H. (2020). Lessons from corporate influence in the opioid epidemic: Toward a norm of separation. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 17(2), 173-189.