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Discussion Post: Week 3 Assignment

1.     How does an annotated bibliography differ from an abstract?

I have learned that although annotated bibliography and abstract are summaries of sources, they are different. The significant distinction between the two is the content contained in them. An abstract is like a blurb on the back of a book, and its central role is to inform the reader about the information contained in the text so that they can decide whether the particular text is worth reading or not. It entails what a reader pulls up when doing research, and a good abstract must mention the topic in consideration (Benbouzid, 2019). On the flip side, annotated bibliography purpose to confer the text's main ideas and how such ideas can be applied to the topic, question, or topic being discussed by the work it is referenced. An annotated bibliography is a list of sources, with each source followed by a short description of the text and why it is useful