BUILD Competition
(Better Use of Information and Library Databases)
Holyoke Community College Library
2008-2009

GRAND PRIZE of $250.00
RUNNER-UP PRIZE of $100.00

The Holyoke Community College Library in partnership with the Department of English is pleased to announce the 2nd annual BUILD research competition. The purpose of the Better Use of Information and Library Databases (BUILD) Competition is to encourage and support student research using library resources. The competition rewards students who show exceptional skill and creativity in the application of library resources to a research project. It is designed to complement the Information Literacy Program at the Holyoke Community College Library.

To be Eligible for the 2008-2009 competition:

• All students enrolled at Holyoke Community College are encouraged to submit research papers/projects.
• Both individuals and teams may submit papers/projects. (Scholarship prizes will be divided among team members.)
• Papers/projects submitted must be the result of work completed for a credit course at HCC during the Fall 2008 semester or Spring 2009 semester.
• Research papers/projects must be supported by the faculty member responsible for the course.
• Individuals or teams must agree that the winning paper/project will become the physical property of the HCC Library and Archives.
• Completed applications need to be delivered to the Circulation Desk of the HCC Library by Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 by 4:00pm.

Application and information packets are available online in these formats: Microsoft Word, Rich Text (RTF), and Adobe Acrobat (PDF).

Nicole Reynolds
Winner of 2007-2008 BUILD Library Research Competition for "White pomp and Latino circumstance: the march toward racial inequality in Northampton's future"