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Information Literacy Prize 2019/2020 Now Open

05 November 2019

Calling all second years! The Information Literacy Prize 2019 – 2020 is now inviting submissions for the first phase of assessment. The deadline for submissions is 9am on 20th December 2019. 

Information Literacy Prize 2019/20

You can enter assignments that you have already written as part of your course and it can be work that you’ve already submitted to your lecturer or a work in progress. A Kindle Fire will be awarded to the most engaging piece of writing. There will also be prizes for engagement with feedback.

Full details on how to enter and the prizes on offer are available at www.dkit.ie/library/information-literacy-prize/

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About the Information Literacy Prize

The Information Literacy Prize was first launched in 2010 to acknowledge student excellence in academic writing. The Information Literacy Prize was developed by De Chastelain Library in association with the Centre for Learning and Teaching (CELT). Library and academic staff will be assessing the entries.

We have two Kindle Fire tablets to give as prizes: one to the student who demonstrates the most engaging piece of academic writing, and the other to the student who can best explain how the information provided in the feedback will be used in other assignments. 

  • Phase 1: Submit something you are currently working on as part of your coursework (or you can write a piece specifically for the competition) and complete a short questionnaire. The most engaging piece will receive a Kindle Fire tablet. We will then provide you with feedback on what you have done well and areas you might like to work on.
  • Phase 2: When you get the feedback on your written work you can then complete an online Reflections on the Feedback form. This is the information that will be judged for the prize for best engagement with feedback, the prize for which is a Kindle Fire tablet. 

Question about the Information Literacy Prize?

  • Niamh Hammel
  • DkIT Library Assistant