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Difference Between Pinterest And Annotated Bibliography

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Juxtaposing research via pinterest and annotated bibliography, taught me how social media can be used as an academic resource and how to adequately identify credible sources for an annotated bibliography. Also learning to use databases made it easy to find and identify reliable scholarly sources. Though I was familiar with citing sources, I had always used a web-based citation formulator. Therefore learning MLA 8th edition was a completely new experience. The rigidity and technicality used to scare me, but the system makes sense now that I have a comprehensive understanding. While learning to create an annotated bibliography, I encountered a few mechanical errors. I did not use a hanging indent for the bibliography and thus had to learn …show more content…

Pinterest connected the class in an informal and collaborative way while the annotated bibliography was formal and rigid. In Pinterest, the majority of our “pins” were visual explanations, diagrams, and cartoons. This diversity of medium, along with its colloquial nature, gave Pinterest a popular appeal. The annotated bibliography, created from scholarly articles, was purely academic and included little room for conversation.
The purpose of Pinterest, as a social media platform, is to connect users by allowing them to collectively interact within a network. For research purposes, Pinterest boards are used to brainstorm ideas and create a hub for gathering information. This information is not often simply text, but rather communicated with visuals or comics in order to engage a broad audience. For example, see the figure on the right. This style of gathering information mimics a discussion because each user feeds off the ideas that are already present. This allows the research to dabble briefly in a large number of …show more content…

The expository writing style for the annotated bibliography asks the researcher to explain the article/source while developing its credibility. In the academic world this allows other colleagues to pinpoint where certain information was collected. The writing within the entry is direct, lacking the color or vibrancy of the Pinterest board. The writing style for Pinterest is hard to narrow down as a variety of media can be pinned. However, if we look directly at our classes’ board we can see that the style communicates the information in a linguistically brief and concise manner, while the visuals do most of the explanation. In the bibliography there are no visuals, forcing the reader to rely solely on the annotated explanation.
The information in an annotated bibliography is built upon scholarly review and recognition by those in a similar designated field of study. In Pinterest, the first pins on the board set the tone, and the floodgates open for a rush of ideas. This collaborative nature allows the research to move as a group conversation among individuals of all backgrounds . Given the popular appeal and brevity of Pinterest’s language, it may not be applicable for very specific topics. (I’m researching the American state of awareness in regards to their

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