The Watzek Library Bibliographic Research in Writing (BRW) Stipend Program fosters information literacy learning experiences in BRW-designated courses through faculty-library collaborations. These learning experiences address the following BRW learning outcomes:
Faculty/librarian pairs submit an application when the CAS Library/Educational Technology Committee calls for applications in the spring term. The application will focus on a BRW course to be taught in the fall or spring of the upcoming academic year. BRW teams must update or develop course components (assignments, class exercises, etc.) that address the two information literacy learning outcomes mentioned above. Teams are encouraged to create course modules that develop a critical approach to finding and evaluating a diverse range of sources for a research project. This could include developing a greater understanding of the context of sources including the genre of the source, the publisher of the source, and the background, identity, experience and authority of the author of the source as well as other factors.
A review committee consisting of faculty and librarians will review the applications and make the awards.
The faculty and the librarian will each receive a $500 stipend upon completion of a final report following the semester in which they delivered their BRW course. More details about the stipend program, including the review criteria for applications, are available in this overview.
Applications for projects that occur between June 2024 and May 2025 (FY25) are due at the end of the day Sunday, March 31, 2024.
If you have questions about the program, please email Watzek Director Mark Dahl (dahl@lclark.edu).