Library Research Award: Home

The Library Research Award from the Madison College Libraries will be given annually to a current Madison College Student for an exemplary research paper or project. The winner will receive $250 and an award plaque. 

2024-2025 Library Research Award Winner

Joan Cho 

Climate change: its ripple effect on moths

English 1 -- Instructor Andrew McQuaig

2023-2024 Library Research Award Winner

Benjamin Brehm 

Aquifers half full: confronting the groundwater depletion issue in the United States

English 2 -- Instructor Kevin Piper

To be eligible for the Library Research Award:

• The student must be registered in a credit class during the Fall 2024 semester 
• The student's entry must have been created in the Fall 2024 semester
• Only one entry per student
• Entries must be submitted as an email attachment by January 31st, 2025 to mluetkehoelt@madisoncollege.edu 
• The body of the entry email should include the name of the class and instructor, as well as a brief paragraph reflecting on the student's library research experience
• Submission attachments can be in the form of a Word document or PowerPoint presentation. Other formats may be accepted with library permission.
• At least eight research sources must be included, of which at least five need to come from the library's catalog or subscription databases
• A citation page (Works Cited or References) of all sources used must be included

Judging: 

• Will be done by a panel of library staff and select Madison College instructors
• Will be done with a standard rubric grading the reflective paragraph, the body of the research project, and the sources used

By submitting a paper or project for consideration:

• Entrants acknowledge the entry was produced following college Academic Integrity Policies https://students.madisoncollege.edu/policies/academic-integrity 
• Entrants must agree to have their submissions, if a winner, published on the Madison College Libraries website and other college promotional efforts