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Jane  Smith   Your  full  name  
Your  last  name  +  page  #  
LIBR1A  Fall  2014   Course  number  

14  December  2014   Date  

 
Your  research  question  
                                                                         Annotated  Bibliography  

 Research  Question:  Do  violent  video  games  increase  aggressive  behavior  in  teens?  
 

Davidson,  Tish  and  Mary  Anne  Klasen.  "Video  Games."  The  Gale  Encyclopedia  of  Children's  Health:  

Infancy  through  Adolescence.  Ed.  Kristine  Krapp  and  Jeffrey  Wilson.  Vol.  4.  Detroit:  Gale,  2006.  

1915-­‐1917.  Gale  Virtual  Reference  Library.  Web.  16  Mar.  2011.  

The  authors  provide  a  history  of  video  games  and  review  scholarly  studies  on  how  video  games  affect  
children  and  teenagers.  Tish  Davidson  is  a  medical  writer  who  has  written  several  articles  on  the  well-­‐
being  of  children,  and  Mary  Anne  Klasen  has  been  a  psychologist  for  over  10  years  working  with  
adolescents.  Given  the  authors’  work  experiences  and  graduate  degrees,  they  seem  to  be  reliable  
sources  of  information.  It  seems  to  be  without  bias  and  includes  studies  with  varying  results  on  video  
game  use.  The  article  is  now  six  years  old,  but  the  history  and  research  studies  still  provide  useful  
information.    
 

Gordon,  Serena.  "Violent  Video  Games  May  Not  Desensitize  Kids:  Study."  U.S.  News  &  World  Report  23  

Feb.  2011:  16-­‐18.  ProQuest.  Web.  19  Apr.  2012.    

The  author  reviews  recent  research  on  the  impact  of  violent  video  games  on  users  and  based  on  recent  
research  conducted  in  Canada  concludes  that  violent  video  games  may  not  increase  aggression  in  users.  
The  author  is  a  journalist  who  writes  regularly  for  this  magazine.  U.S.  News  &  World  Report  is  a  
respected  weekly  magazine  and  can  be  trusted  as  a  popular  news  source.  The  article  is  fairly  recent  and  
reviews  a  research  study  that  was  conducted  within  the  past  two  years.    
 
Annotation  (summary  of  the  source  +  evaluation:  why  you  pick  
  this  source)  

“The  Impact  of  Video  Games  on  Children.”  For  Parents  and  Teachers:  Video  Game  Use.  Palo  Alto  Medical  

Foundation.  n.d.  Web.  4  Mar.  2012.    


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This  Web  site  was  created  by  the  Adolescent  Interest  Group  within  the  Palo  Alto  Medical  Foundation.  
The  group  consists  of  doctors,  educations,  and  social  workers  who  are  advocating  for  the  health  needs  
of  adolescents,  so  the  site  seems  to  be  trustworthy.  No  specific  author  was  listed  but  the  article  does  
include  references  to  the  research  studies  reviewed  and  summarized  in  the  article.  The  article  seems  
balanced  as  it  lists  studies  that  show  both  positive  and  negative  aspects  of  video  games.  Unfortunately  a  
publication  date  was  not  provided,  but  the  studies  reviewed  range  from  2000  to  2004.    
 

Whitaker,  J.,  and  B.  Bushman.  "A  Review  of  the  Effects  of  Violent  Video  Games  on  Children  and  

Adolescents."  Washington  and  Lee  Law  Review  66.3  (2009):  1033-­‐1051.    ProQuest.  Web.  16  Mar.  

2012.  

Whitaker  and  Bushman  summarize  studies  done  on  the  impact  of  violent  video  games  on  teens.  They  
discuss  the  strengths  and  weaknesses  of  the  studies  and  conclude  that  the  studies  overall  suggest  that  
violent  video  games  can  increase  some  teens’  aggression.  The  authors  both  hold  doctorate  degrees  in  
psychology  from  Stanford  University  where  they  work  as  media  researchers.  Given  their  academic  
backgrounds  and  work  on  analyzing  the  impact  of  media,  they  appear  to  be  reliable  sources  of  
information.  They  don’t  appear  to  be  biased  in  any  way  and  fairly  assessed  each  study.  The  article  is  
about  two  years  old  so  it  won’t  include  any  recent  studies  on  video  games  and  violence  but  it  provides  
useful  information  about  studies  done  before  2009.  

 
For  your  sources,  they  must  be    

• Alphabetized  in  MLA  format  

Each  source:  

• Should  have  a  hanging  indent,  which  means  that  the  first  line  of  the  citation  is  flush  
with  the  left  margin  and  the  second  and  subsequent  lines  are  indented  5  spaces.    
• Double  space  all  citations  
• Must  have  annotation  (summary  +  evaluation)  of  the  source  

Watch  Purdue  OWL:  MLA  Formatting:  List  of  Works  Cited  [Also  known  as  a  bibliography]  

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