Type
Presentation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/kxqe-0x32
Session Description
Librarians and other library workers foster student research through a wide array of services. Yet we don't often see the fruits of this research in students' final projects, nor does the campus community often hear about the library's impact on students' research. Library research award programs are a powerful way for libraries to reward our students' exemplary work while highlighting how central libraries are to student research activities. In this panel, librarians from three institutions, a small liberal arts college, a small research institution, and a public university, will share their diverse experiences starting and coordinating library research award programs, including challenges they've encountered along the way. Topics covered will include funding, marketing and promotion, cross-campus partnerships, the evaluation and submissions process, and awards celebrations.
The panelists will discuss how the award programs have stimulated campus engagement with the library during the pandemic and the transition back to more in-person teaching and learning. They will also share insights they have gained into the research processes of students, in particular through the research reflection essay that students submit along with their projects.
A short breakout activity will provide an opportunity for attendees to brainstorm ideas about developing an awards program at their institution or share their experiences with an awards program they have in place already.
Attendees will learn about different approaches to developing student library research award programs and gain insights into developing programs to advance initiatives at their own institutions.
Type of Library
University Library
handout
Research Rewarded: Engaging Students and the Campus Community through Library Research Award Programs
Hogan 402
Librarians and other library workers foster student research through a wide array of services. Yet we don't often see the fruits of this research in students' final projects, nor does the campus community often hear about the library's impact on students' research. Library research award programs are a powerful way for libraries to reward our students' exemplary work while highlighting how central libraries are to student research activities. In this panel, librarians from three institutions, a small liberal arts college, a small research institution, and a public university, will share their diverse experiences starting and coordinating library research award programs, including challenges they've encountered along the way. Topics covered will include funding, marketing and promotion, cross-campus partnerships, the evaluation and submissions process, and awards celebrations.
The panelists will discuss how the award programs have stimulated campus engagement with the library during the pandemic and the transition back to more in-person teaching and learning. They will also share insights they have gained into the research processes of students, in particular through the research reflection essay that students submit along with their projects.
A short breakout activity will provide an opportunity for attendees to brainstorm ideas about developing an awards program at their institution or share their experiences with an awards program they have in place already.
Attendees will learn about different approaches to developing student library research award programs and gain insights into developing programs to advance initiatives at their own institutions.
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