First- and Second-Year Students! Win $300 -- Excellence In Library Research Award

Attn:  First- and Second-Year Students

• Win $300 for work you’ve already done!  
• Get your work published in a prestigious academic journal!
• Go down in BSC history with your name on a plaque in the Library!

Submit your paper for the Excellence in Library Research Award

Deadline:  February 11, 2020

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BSC's student-edited Southern Academic Review is now accepting submissions for publication in the next issue.  Submit your paper and it could be in the running to win the BSC Excellence in Library Research Award and a $300 honorarium.  The award is given out on Honors Day and the winner’s name is engraved on a plaque that is displayed on the Library’s first floor. The winning paper will be published in the Southern Academic Review.

The deadline for submissions is February 11, 2020.

This award goes to the finest paper, written by a First- or Second-year student in any BSC class, that shows, breadth, depth, and understanding of research.

The BSC Excellence in Library Research Award includes a $300 honorarium and will be presented on Honors Day.  The winning paper will be published in the Southern Academic Review.

Criteria for judging the BSC Award for Excellence in Library Research include:

• A bibliography showing substantive use of library resources and containing at least three secondary sources such as academic journal articles, books, etc., not including the primary work discussed or a textbook.  (Examples of primary works include autobiographies, literary works, letters, census data, legal documents, diaries, etc.)
• A correct and consistent bibliographic format 
• Appropriate integration of source materials in the paper
• A substantive or significant question discussed in the paper
• A subject covered adequately or convincingly
• A creative or sophisticated use of library resources

Please contact a BSC Librarian if you have questions about the Award or the criteria.

Southern Academic Review Submission Guidelines:

• Submission Deadline is February 11, 2020.
• Essays should be 8 - 16 pages including bibliography (double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, paginated.)
• All methods of citation (APA, Chicago, MLA, etc.) will be accepted.  (Note:  Check the BSC Library for manuals, if needed.)
• All submissions should be sent as a Word document with the subject line "SAR Submission --Name"
• The cover email should contain and Essay Abstract (100-150 word summary.)
• Students may submit more than one essay.

Note: While the Excellence in Library Research Award is limited to First- and Second-year students, any student can submit papers for publication in the SAR.  

Send submissions to sar@bsc.edu

Please send any questions you may have about the SAR or submitting a paper to: Mallory Schirm, mjschirm@bsc.edu or Michael Barren, mabarren@bsc.edu