Selecting Award Winners
Reviewers will include library staff members; please view our Library Evaluation Rubric below and Faculty Evaluation form for details about how submissions will be reviewed.
Wherever possible, submissions will be anonymized prior to the review process. In the case of digital projects, anonymization may not be possible.
Rubric
Research Strategy
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Research Process
- Search strategies described, but minimal reflection about the process. (1 point)
- Search strategies explicitly described, along with successes and dead-ends. Shows some reflection about the research process. (2 points)
- Demonstrates significant reflection about the research process, as well as independence and initiative. Search strategies explicitly described. (3 points)
Library Services
- Does not describe use of library services. (1 point)
- Shows some use of library services (such as interlibrary loan, University Archives & Special Collections, research help, and instruction). (2 points)
- Describes use of multiple library services (such as the catalog, OneSearch, databases, interlibrary loan, University Archives & Special Collections, research help, instruction, meeting with a library staff member, data analysis consultation). (3 points)
Sources Used
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Evaluation of Sources
- Demonstrates some evaluation of sources. (1 point)
- Demonstrates that sources have been evaluated for quality and relevance. (2 points)
- Demonstrates critical reflection of source quality and relevance. Considers objectivity, authority, currency, and coverage. (3 points)
Citations
- Submission with a bibliography: Not all sources are cited. (1 point)
Digital project with no bibliography (formal citations are not necessary, but students submitting digital projects with no bibliography are asked to include a list of the sources they used in their research process essay): No attribution of sources in the research process essay or digital project. (1 point) - Submission with a bibliography: Cites sources, with some mistakes, missing information, and/or inconsistencies. (2 points)
Digital project with no bibliography: Attributes sources in research process essay or within digital project. (2 points) - Submission with a bibliography: Accurately cites all sources using a consistent style. (3 points)
Digital project with no bibliography: Attributes sources in research process essay or within digital project, with context on use, influence, or how the sources shaped the project. (3 points)
Adapted from Tufts University’s Research Award rubric.
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For more information, please email researchaward@brandeis.edu.