This  assignment addresses course learning objective 1 – Identify the various  segments of the hospitality industry, along with institutional learning  objectives related to information literacy.

For this  assignment, you will be preparing an annotated bibliography that lists  four different academic sources from the Trefry online library. The  purpose of an annotated bibliography is to help you start researching  for your final project early on, to help you get comfortable in the  Trefry Library, and to help you learn how to evaluate sources for your  academic projects.

To begin, please visit this resource from our online Trefry Library: https://www.apus.edu/apus-library/resources/writing/writing-at-apus/graduate-writing/the-annotated-bibliography/

This source explains the purpose of an annotated bibliography and the way to go about writing an annotation.

Feel  free to download and use the APA Annotated Bibliography Template from  this page as the basis for your submission. It’s an easy to make sure  you are formatting it correctly.

You will  be using the Trefry Library to search and identify four different valid  academic resources. You should find resources that will provide a  definition of four different hospitality industry segments:  Foodservice/Restaurant, Lodging/Hotel, Travel/Tourism, and Event  Planning. Be sure to utilize the tips and strategies for evaluating your  sources that were covered in your lessons. As a review, you can revisit  this video on Evaluating Information (posted in the lesson content) or if necessary, revisit the video tour of the library or the APUS Writing Center

For each  of the industry segments identified, find a valid, academic, scholarly  resource that provides a solid definition of the industry segment. This  may be a book, a peer-reviewed trade journal article, or a scholarly  article. Remember to apply the principles of RADAR for evaluating your  sources along with the tips found in the “Identifying Your Resources”  page you reviewed from the library. https://www.apus.edu/apus-library/resources/writing/writing-at-apus/the-research-process/

Once you have identified one source for each of the four segments, it is time to put together your annotated bibliography.

1. Begin by listing the source in the correct APA, 7th Edition format. You may need to review the APA Style Guide in the library. https://www.apus.edu/apus-library/resources/writing/apa-style/
2. Follow  the formatted source with a definition of the industry segment based on  the information synthesized from the resource itself. Remember to write  the definition in your own words, do not simply copy and paste a line  from the book or article.
3. Finally, include an evaluative annotation  for each resource. This should give a reason why this particular source  is a valid and accurate quality source. The focus of the annotation  should be on the description and evaluation of the source. It  is NOT a summary of the resource. You will need to explain why your  source is valuable to a student of hospitality and to the final project –  and use criteria to evaluate the sources, including objectivity,  currency, accuracy, reliability, and relevance – and also be able to  identify any issues of concern with that particular source. It's  absolutely fine to conclude the source would not be a valuable source  for a hospitality student because it is (outdated, does not have  references, is biased, etc.).