Showing posts with label Charlie Cowling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charlie Cowling. Show all posts

Monday, February 6, 2017

FODL Undergraduate Writing Contest

Update: I stumbled across this page: http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/undergraduateresearchprize/ on a Digital Commons listserv. I really like how they have presented this. Possibly update the site this way for next year?


URL: http://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/fodl_contest/

How it works: Students submitted an essay from a previous class that made use of library resources. They are judged on the writing and the use of the library. Three prizes are given: $500, $300, $150. The contest is run through Digital Commons and Charlie and Jennifer Kegler have Admin rights to the collection. It shuts down on February 12th, or when 20 entries have been received.

Information for the form - which can probably be reused next year:
Online Entry Form
·         Contact Information (name, email, phone)
·         Title of paper/Date created
·         Purpose of paper:  Identify a specific class, group, organization, etc., for which the paper was completed.  Provide a 50-200 word abstract describing the paper.
·         Text box:  Please, state how the author thinks the paper demonstrates creative, extensive use of library resources and information. 
·         Check box: “I certify that this is my original work.”
·         Check box: “By checking this box, I accept that if my paper is a winning entry, it will be published in Digital Commons at Brockport.”
·         Attach paper as a Word document using a standard format.

·         Questions? Contact:  ccowling@brockport.edu

Friday, June 27, 2014

College & departmental annual reports

Just got off the phone with Cindy Krautwurst who was inquiring about the stacks of annual report binders that are in the Provost's office (as they prepare for a new Provost). Is this something that is appropriate for Digital Commons? Absolutely!

Cindy will work to box these up, and make arrangements with the moving crew to have them brought over here sometime this summer. It can be a big scanning project for Elizabeth, Rebecca or Kristen, depending on when they arrive. Follow up on this next month, if I don't hear more before then.

I will also talk to Charlie about whether the Archives would like the hard copies, and have him contact Cindy about it.