Grenfell Library Research Award
About the Ferriss Hodgett Library Research Award
The library research skill set requires students to be able to effectively locate, evaluate, and integrate existing scholarly ideas into a research project. The Library Research Award is designed to reward the acquirement of that skill set. The award will be based on a project completed by an undergraduate student in fulfillment of a course requirement. It is designed to award students who can clearly articulate what library resources they used, how they used them, why they used them, and what they learned from using them.
Any type of course project will be considered (e.g. essay, Power Point presentation, visual art project) as long as library research was required to complete it. Students that were part of a group project must submit separate applications and each student will be judged individually.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the award, a student must:
- be currently enrolled at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University
- not be an employee of the Ferriss Hodgett Library
- submit a project that (a) fulfilled a course requirement during the current academic year, and (b) contained an element of library research, including the use of scholarly secondary resources
- have the Faculty/Staff member who instructed the course sponsor the application
Application
To apply for the award, students must submit an application package containing the following:
- Research Award Application (must be signed by both the student and the Faculty/Staff sponsor)
- 500 word essay describing the library resources used, search strategies, how the scholarly secondary sources were successfully located, why they were selected, and how those resources contributed to the successful completion of the project
- copy of the completed course project
- bibliography
Evaluation Criteria
The evaluation committee consists of Librarians Louise McGillis and Crystal Rose, plus one other Faculty/Staff member.
Evaluation will be based on the following:
| Component | Point Value |
| 500 word essay | 20 |
| completed course project | 20 |
| bibliography | 10 |
| Total: | 50 |
Submission Deadline
All applications for the 2016-2017 academic year must be submitted by: Monday, March 13, 2017. The award recipient will be announced at the annual Student Achievement Award Ceremony.
Prize
A $500.00 cash prize will be awarded to one student.
Funding for the Ferriss Hodgett Library Research Award
Funding for the award is generated by library fines as well as revenue from our partnership with Better World Books.
Previous Recipients
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| 2016 Lindey Touzel | 2015 Brandon Goulding |
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| 2014 Katherine Rose | 2013 Sarah Mercier |
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| 2012 Matthew Hughes | 2011 Danielle Tucker |