Rebecca Calman    Department   Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages  , Department of English Studies for Careers    Position   Professor
Date	2018/05/06
Presentation Theme	The Influence of Bibliographies and Book Displays on Motivation for Extensive Reading
Conference	The Fourth World Congress on Extensive Reading
Promoters	Congress on Extensive Reading
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Poster
Contribution Type	Individual
Venue	Toyo Gakuen University
Publisher and common publisher	Rebecca Calman
Details	This presentation discusses the use of short annotated bibliographies of books available for students participating in an extensive reading program at a Japanese university. These bibliographies, along with displays of books are available in the extensive reading room of the university library. Are they a resource that is used by the students? Do they attract readers and help them find books that they might enjoy reading? A brief survey of freshman and sophomore students who are participating in the Extensive Reading Program was conducted and their awareness of and response to the bibliographies and displays was sought. Their response overall was positive. However, an unexpected observation was that many students were unaware of the purpose of the bibliographies and consequently never made independent use of that resource.