Read what faculty evaluators have said about the Research Award.
Support Letter Guidelines
Faculty supporting an applicant should submit a letter of support commenting on how the student's work meets the award criteria.
The evaluatorsÂ’ panel is especially interested in how the studentÂ’s use of library materials, whether print, online or both, contributed to making the project comprehensive, original, or unique.
The student must have a faculty letter of support to submit a complete application package.
The application should show evidence of the elements listed within the Evaluation Criteria.
Letters may be submitted to: libaward@u.washington.edu as a message or an attachment.
Resource Suggestions for faculty
The student who wins the Library Research Award for Undergraduates makes creative use of a broad and deep range of information sources. Promoting success in this effort includes developing an assignment that will provide a suitable context for successful research and its presentation in writing or other media. We recommend exploring the following links.
Designing effective research assignments Here are some tips on developing or modifying assignments that will create a context for student success.
Contacting your librarian
Contact your subject librarian or liaison for information on how to optimize your students'
chances for winning an award. Librarians will help you structure an assignment
and evaluate student resources. Alert us if your assignment requires on-site
help. When an assignment is over, librarians may be able to give feedback. Did any students seem confused or have trouble
understanding the assignment? Were there any resource access problems?
Request a library workshop
Librarians are available to conduct
sessions on how to find, select and evaluate information resources specially
tailored to a subject or class assignment; provide demonstrations of electronic
resources including the Internet; and create web pages and bibliographies
of pertinent research sites and tools.
UWill
The UWill web site provides access to a set of
customizable online tutorials for information-seeking in course contexts
and guidance in their use. Instructional templates addressing a range of concepts related to
information-seeking (including traditional library research) can deliver
instruction, generate assignments and course activities that help students
develop information mastery, and track their progress in acquiring command of these abilities. UWill resources include
Research 101,a baseline skills tutorial for literature review processes and mechanics.