ENGN Orientation to the Brown University Library

The following list of curated resources will provide guidance for developing your own student success strategies, with insights from former students, faculty, and staff (librarians!). Topics range from time & stress management to living in and negotiating community/ shared spaces. For more literature related to 'student success', check out our catalog at  https://library.brown.edu/.

Jacobs, Lynn F, and Jeremy S Hyman. The Secrets of College Success. Third edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass, 2019. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/9mvq88/alma991043287294206966

Shon, Phillip C. The Quick Fix Guide to Academic Writing: How to Avoid Big Mistakes and Small Errors. 1st ed. United Kingdom: SAGE Publications, 2017. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/528fgv/cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9781526426925 

Herzog, Patricia S et al. The Science of College : Navigating the First Year and Beyond. 1st ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/528fgv/cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9780190934521 

Hoover, John. Time Management: Set Priorities to Get the Right Things Done. 1st edition. Place of publication not identified: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/9mvq88/alma991043231230106966

Johnson, Dana T, and Jennifer E Price. Will This Be on the Test? : What Your Professors Really Want You to Know about Succeeding in College. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2019. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/9mvq88/alma991043458581206966 

Efua Akoma, and Nichole Boutte-Heiniluoma. “Quick Tips for Time Management.” Quick Hits for Adjunct Faculty and Lecturers. Indiana University Press, 2015. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/528fgv/cdi_jstor_books_j_ctt17rw5ft_22 

Cohen, Harlan. The Naked Roommate : And 107 Other Issues You Might Run into in College. Seventh edition. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, Inc., 2017. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/9mvq88/alma991043291351906966

Nathan, Rebekah. My Freshman Year What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2005. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/9mvq88/alma991028536669706966 

Stewart, Mary. Creative Inquiry : From Ideation to Implementation. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 2021. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/9mvq88/alma991043522414006966

Supiano, Beckie. “The Student-Success Strategy Right in Front of You: Meeting with a Professor Can Help Students Learn, or Even Change Their Lives. So Why Don’t More Students Do It?” The Chronicle of Higher Education (2023). https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/528fgv/cdi_proquest_reports_2900206677 

McGuire, Saundra Yancy, and Stephanie McGuire. Teach Yourself How to Learn : Strategies You Can Use to Ace Any Course at Any Level. First edition. Sterling, Virginia: Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2018. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/9mvq88/alma991032449709706966 

Brown, Peter C. Make It Stick the Science of Successful Learning. Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2014. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/9mvq88/alma991043239177906966 

Duhigg, Charles. The Power of Habit : Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. 1st ed. New York: Random House, 2012. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/9mvq88/alma991034180819706966 

McGonigal, Kelly. The Willpower Instinct : How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It. First trade paperback edition. New York: Avery, 2013. https://bruknow.library.brown.edu/permalink/01BU_INST/9mvq88/alma991043462324006966