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Tredway Library Prize for First-Year Research
The Tredway Library Prize for First-Year Research recognizes an outstanding research paper written by a first-year Augustana student for a class in the Liberal Studies or Honors sequence. The award promotes students’ active engagement in the processes of library research and encourages them to synthesize library research skills with the reading, writing and critical thinking skills developed in the first-year sequence.
Amount of prize - $400
Qualifications -
- Papers must display evidence of substantial library research
- Only papers written by first-year students in one of Augustana’s first-year sequences will qualify. Eligible classes are:
Liberal Studies: LSFY101, LSFY102 or LSFY103
Foundations: HONR101, HONR102 or HONR103
Logos: HONR121, HONR122 or HONR123
Applications - Students wishing to enter a research paper for consideration should submit the following:
- A completed application form
- A complete copy of the paper, including bibliography
- A two- to three-paragraph reflection written by the student about his or her research experience, including, but not limited to, skills employed and learned, problems encountered, and how those problems were addressed
- A brief (one- to two-paragraph) statement of support from the faculty member for whom the paper was written; the faculty member should attach to the statement of support a) a copy of the course description for the class in which the paper was written and b) a copy of the assignment sheet for the paper
Due date and timeline - All components of the application should be submitted at one time, no later than Friday of finals week, spring term. Applications may be submitted to Margi Rogal, Stefanie Bluemle, or any reference librarian. The prize will be awarded to the winning student during fall term of the following school year. The winning student will also be recognized at the Honors Convocation in spring term of the following school year.
Criteria for Evaluation - Papers will be judged by a panel of librarians and one faculty member, according to the following criteria:
- The research paper displays its author’s mastery of information literacy skills:
- Student has located and obtained a wide variety of research materials
- Student displays willingness to “dig” beyond the most obvious sources to find materials that are challenging to locate and/or employ; in other words, student clearly understands the processes and demands of in-depth research
- Student has applied the research materials judiciously and synthesized them skillfully in service of the question his or her project addresses
- The research paper is well-written and well-organized
- The research paper takes a creative and original approach to its subject
- The research paper cites all sources consistently and correctly according to a standard citation style appropriate to its topic or discipline
- The two-to-three paragraph written reflection demonstrates growth in the student’s research and information literacy skills
Special Collections - The winning student will be asked to donate a copy of his or her paper to Special Collections (the Augustana College archives).
Website - The winning student will be asked for permission to post his or her paper to the Augustana College and/or Tredway Library website.
Contact - For more information, please contact Margi Rogal or Stefanie Bluemle.
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