Applying Library Research Skills You have already selected your current health care problem or issue from the provided options for this assignment. Research your topic, and develop an annotated bibliography documenting your resources. Reminder : Your selected problem or issue will be used again in the Week 9 assignment. The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to document a list of research references, along with key information about each; the detail about the reference is the annotation . Developing this annotated bibliography will create a foundation of knowledge about your chosen problem or issue. If you would like assistance in organizing your assignment, or if you simply have a question about your assignment, please do not hesitate to ask your instructor or the NHS Learner Success Lab teaching assistants for guidance and suggestions. If you would like writing assistance, you can ask your instructor for a referral to a writing coach. Prepare You were introduced to this assignment in Weeks 2 and 3, where you were asked to conduct research in the Capella library to find a total of four scholarly, peer-reviewed articles in relation to your selected health care problem or issue  for your annotated bibliography. If you do not have three articles located at this point, make sure you to so you can develop your annotated bibliography. Conduct a library search and refer to the appropriate library guide for your program, as needed (the Health Care Administration Undergraduate Library Research Guide , Public Health Undergraduate Library Research Guide , or the Nursing (BSN) Library Research Guide ). Review journal articles published within the past three years. Write Your Paper Write a 2–4 page paper in which you address the following: Topic Identification Identify the health care topic you have chosen to research. Write a brief overview of the selected problem or issue. Describe your interest regarding the selected problem or issue. Describe any professional experience related to the selected problem or issue. Discussion of Research For each of the four resources you have chosen to include in your annotated bibliography, review your research and selection process. Apply academic peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to the health care problem or issue you are researching.       Identify the keywords you used to select the articles. Describe the criteria you used to select the resources, including the names of the databases you used. Assess the credibility of the information sources.       Determine if each resource is from an academic, peer-reviewed journal. Determine if the publication is current. Determine if information in the academic peer-reviewed journal article is still relevant. Explain the relevance of the information sources.       Describe how the health care problem or issue is addressed in each source. Discuss what kind of contribution each resource provides. Annotated Bibli.

1. Applying Library Research Skills
You have already selected your current health care problem or
issue from the provided options for this assignment. Research
your topic, and develop an annotated bibliography documenting
your resources.
Reminder
: Your selected problem or issue will be used again in the Week
9 assignment. The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to
document a list of research references, along with key
information about each; the detail about the reference is the
annotation
. Developing this annotated bibliography will create a
foundation of knowledge about your chosen problem or issue.
If you would like assistance in organizing your assignment, or if
you simply have a question about your assignment, please do
not hesitate to ask your instructor or the
NHS Learner Success Lab
teaching assistants for guidance and suggestions. If you would
like writing assistance, you can ask your instructor for a referral
to a writing coach.
Prepare
You were introduced to this assignment in Weeks 2 and 3,
where you were asked to conduct research in the Capella library
to find a total of four scholarly, peer-reviewed articles in
relation to your selected health care problem or issue for your
annotated bibliography. If you do not have three articles located
at this point, make sure you to so you can develop your
annotated bibliography. Conduct a library search and refer to
the appropriate library guide for your program, as needed (the
Health Care Administration Undergraduate Library Research
Guide

2. ,
Public Health Undergraduate Library Research Guide
, or the
Nursing (BSN) Library Research Guide
). Review journal articles published within the past three years.
Write Your Paper
Write a 2–4 page paper in which you address the following:
Topic Identification
Identify the health care topic you have chosen to research.
Write a brief overview of the selected problem or issue.
Describe your interest regarding the selected problem or issue.
Describe any professional experience related to the selected
problem or issue.
Discussion of Research
For each of the four resources you have chosen to include in
your annotated bibliography, review your research and selection
process.
Apply academic peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to the
health care problem or issue you are researching.
Identify the keywords you used to select the articles.

3. Describe the criteria you used to select the resources, including
the names of the databases you used.
Assess the credibility of the information sources.
Determine if each resource is from an academic, peer-reviewed
journal.
Determine if the publication is current.
Determine if information in the academic peer-reviewed journal
article is still relevant.
Explain the relevance of the information sources.
Describe how the health care problem or issue is addressed in
each source.
Discuss what kind of contribution each resource provides.
Annotated Bibliography
Analyze each of the four academic, peer-reviewed journal
articles you chose, using the annotated bibliography
organizational format.

4. List each full reference in APA format, followed immediately
by its annotation.
Present your four annotated references in alphabetical order,
according to the reference citation.
Double-space each reference and format it with a hanging
indent.
Provide the full APA reference citation, including the author,
date, title, publisher or publication, and any additional
information required by APA style.
Write the annotation for each citation in paragraph form, using
approximately 150 words (or 1–3 paragraphs). Include the
following components for each annotation:
Identify the purpose of the article.
Summarize the article.
Include the conclusions and findings of the article.
Summary
Summarize what you learned from developing the annotated
bibliography.
Academic Requirements

5. Your academic writing is expected to conform to the following
requirements:
Writing:
Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and
mechanical errors.
Sources:
Integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources,
evidence, and citation style. Use the
APA Style and Format
guidelines provided.
Formatting
: Include a title page and reference page, Times New Roman, 12
point.
Length
: Complete at least 2–4 typed, double-spaced pages, not
including the title page and reference page.
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References
: Although you are citing your three scholarly or academic peer-
reviewed journal articles within the Annotated Bibliography
section of this paper, be sure to also list your citations on a
reference page at the end of your paper, along with any other
resources you may have included.
Example assignment:
You may use the
Applying Library Research Skills Example Assignment [PDF]
to give you an idea of what a "Proficient" or higher rating on

6. the scoring guide would look like.
Submit your paper as an attached Word document.