Judges will evaluate your use of library resources and what you have learned through the research process. All documents submitted with your application will be reviewed with this in mind, but the 600-800 word essay you write will be the key document for providing judges information in these areas.

Address the 5 questions below in your essay. Not all questions will apply to every applicant. If one or more questions are not applicable, please explain why.

1. What types of library resources did you use at the Leatherby Libraries or other libraries? You may include a discussion of books, databases, archival material, periodicals, Internet search engines, Websites, audiovisual sources, and other materials.

2. How did you find and evaluate information you located?

3. How did assistance from a librarian or your attendance at a library instruction session impact your research process?

4. If you used library databases during the research process, please tell us about your search techniques. (ERIC, PsycINFO, Academic Search Premier, Academic OneFile, and LexisNexis Academic are examples of library databases.)

5. What have you learned from conducting research for this paper/project that you will use in the future?