Annotated bilbiography Please read the sample annotated bibliography carefully , and write up an annotated bibliography of your own. Steps to write an annotated bibliography: Decide a topic of your research Find relevant sources including books, journal articles and/or dissertations (at least 10-12 reference entries) Read the sources, summarize the contents, and figure out how the sources are related to your own topic of research Categorize the references under themes, present the references with annotations, and write up your annotated bibliography.