xrefer has announced the winner of its Online Reference Research Award. Cynthia L. Gregory, head of electronic resources at the Archbishop Alter Library, College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded a $1,000 grant toward research aimed at uncovering undergraduates' attitudes towards and usage patterns of ebooks. The study reveals surprising student perceptions about ebooks versus print books that run counter to widespread assumptions about the reception of ebooks at universities