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Daniel Wikholm Professor Craig ENC 1145-069 17 March, 2014 Project Four: An Annotated Bibliography Dickinson, Donald J., and Debra Q. O'Connell. "Effect of Quality and Quantity of Study on Student Grades." Journal of Educational Research 83.4 (1990): 227. Print.

This article from the Journal of Educational Research shows and discusses the results of a study about the relationship between a students grades and the amount of time they spend studying. It explains that study time does not have a very large effect on a students grade if the student is not using the proper techniques or strategies to study. It notes that students that spend more time organizing their materials outperformed students that did not spend as much time organizing. This article will work well in my ethnography. I think that I can use it to explain why many students spend just a short amount of time in the library, as opposed to studying more frequently. I will most likely use it to offer a perspective that opposes the idea that cramming or spending less time studying in the library are negative study habits.

Pickard, Elizabeth, and Firouzeh Logan. "The Research Process and the Library: FirstGeneration College Seniors Vs. Freshmen." College & Research Libraries 74.4 (2013): 399-415. Print.

This article from College & Research Libraries discusses the difference in information and research literacy among college freshmen and college seniors.

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Unsurprisingly, the older students were more comfortable and efficient in researching materials by using library resources such as databases. The article makes it clear that college seniors have far better information literacy than freshmen. This article basically describes one of the more significant observations I made in the library when conducting field research. I noticed that most students in the library that were studying were older and this article can help explain why this was the case. It seems obvious to me that there are usually a greater number of older students in the library because they are more comfortable with the studying process as a whole, especially library resources.

Pychyl, Timothy A., Richard W. Morin, and Brian R. Salmon. "Procrastination and the Planning Fallacy: An Examination of the Study Habits of University Students." Journal of Social Behavior & Personality 15.5 (2000): 135-50. Print.

This article from the Journal of Social Behavior &Personality studies the amount of time undergraduate college students plan to study compared to the amount of time that they actually do study. It was assumed that the students that study less and procrastinate would have lower exam scores, but there was no significant difference between the procrastinating students and the students that studied as much as they planned to. I think this article will help to further bolster the argument that it is not detrimental to use a cramming style to study. It will help me to explain why so many students study at the last minute for a big chunk of time rather than devoting more time studying per week.

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McCabe, Catherine. "Preferred Learning Styles among College Students: Does Sex Matter?" North American Journal of Psychology 16.1 (2014): 89-104. Print.

This article from the North American Journal of Psychology focuses on the relationship between a students gender and their preferred learning style. It states that among men, a more abstract approach is preferred when learning. Among women, it is preferred to learn through experience and experimentation. This is very interesting to me and I would like to apply this to my observations. I noticed that there were generally more male students in the library and maybe it could have something to do with the resources or environment the library offers.

Cohen, Marisa T. "The Importance of Self-Regulation for College Student Learning." College Student Journal 46.4 (2012): 892-902. Print.

This article from the College Student Journal is about college students and the importance of self-regulation. It explains that the ability to manage your time and studies outside of class is a crucial new responsibility that college students must accept. It also provides some tips and strategies to become a more self-reliant student. I believe this could help me provide some evidence as to why freshmen students are spending less time studying in the libraries. Along with the article about seniors being more proficient with library resources, this article can explain why the libraries generally contain a greater amount of older students than younger ones. Freshmen just havent had the amount of time to adapt as the older students had.

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Mundt, Madeline, and Ann Medaille. "New Media, New Challenges: The Library and Multimedia Literacy in Higher Education." International Journal of Technology, Knowledge & Society 7.2 (2011): 49-59. Print.

This article from the International Journal of Technology, Knowledge & Society outlines the growing prominence of multimedia resources and materials in higher education. It studies the impact that new technology has on current students. It also discusses the significance that the library has by providing these resources. I believe that this topic will fit well in my ethnography. It provides good insight about why the library is used by many students. I would like to ask a few students about their opinion on the library and technology and use what I find in my paper.