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It is extremely important to cite ALL references to uphold academic integrity and avoid plagiarism. The University of Waterloo has provided the following resources for your information:
Capture references, keep track of your research and format bibliographies by using reference management software. There are many such tools available. The University of Waterloo Library provides support to Zotero.
The library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides this quick guide to annotated bibilography writing on their website (link provided with permission of The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
The Peace and Conflict Studies department prefers, though does not require, the Chicago Style of citation. Confirm with your individual instructors which style they prefer.
Other common citation styles:
Keep these questions "on your radar" to help evaluate any source of information:
R: Relevance
How is the information that you have found relevant to your assignment?
A: Authority
Who is the author/creator of the work? It may be a person, publisher, or an educational or professional organization.
D: Date
When was the information created? Is the publication date important to you?
A: Accuracy
What clues can you get about the accuracy of the source?
R: Reason for writing
Why was this information created?
Adapted from:
Mandalios, J. (2013). RADAR: An approach for helping students evaluate Internet sources. Journal Of Information Science, 39, 470-478. doi:10.1177/0165551513478889