Apply for the Undergraduate Research Awards

Elihu Burritt Library is pleased to announce the 2012 Undergraduate Library Research award. This award will recognize excellence in undergraduate research papers/projects as well as skill and creativity in the application of library services, resources and collections. Two prizes of $350 will be awarded during the spring 2012 semester at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD). One prize will be award to a senior thesis and the other will be awarded to a paper/project from any class/year if applicable.

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIBRARY RESEARCH AWARD IS A SEPARATE PRIZE FROM THE OTHERS PRESENTED AT URCAD**.

Eligibility:
To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Be enrolled during the spring 2012 semester as a Central Connecticut State University undergraduate at any class level or discipline/major.
  • Have completed their research paper or project for a credit course during the spring, summer, or fall semesters in 2011.
  • Agree that the paper or project and application materials will become property of Elihu Burritt Library and may be publicly displayed in the library and/or library website.

To access the application please go to:

http://library.ccsu.edu/services/award/application.php

Fall Newsletter Arrives

Great things are happening in your library! The latest issue features articles about the library renovation and its impact on attendance, the library’s Android app, CCSU University Archives, and the CT Gay & Lesbian Film Festival digitization project. Read about these things and more in the new issue!

Upcoming Lecture, November 18th 7 p.m.

Join us at the Burritt Library at 7 p.m. this Friday evening for a lecture by Anthony M. Amore

Anthony M. Amore, co-author of Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stories of Notorious Art Heists will present a lecture on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in Burritt Library.

Mr. Amore is an engaging writer and speaker and has been interviewed by major newspapers and radio networks. Currently, he works as Head of Security for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and contributes to the Huffington Post and Boston Herald.

The event will also feature “Treasures from the Special Collections,” an exhibit of illuminated manuscripts, rare books, and Elihu Burritt’s letters held by the library.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend!