Anna Sobanski of Glastonbury Wins Eastern's 2012 Library Research Award

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Library Director Pat Banach and Anna Sobanski

WILLIMANTIC, CT (06/04/2012)(readMedia)-- Anna Sobanski, a junior from Glastonbury majoring in English and pre-secondary education, has been named a recipient of the 2012 Library Research Award at Eastern Connecticut State University.

The award, announced by Library Director Patricia Banach, recognizes and celebrates exemplary student research projects that demonstrate the ability to locate, evaluate, select and apply information from appropriate library resources. Primary emphasis is placed on the creative and effective use of library resources, services and collections encompassing print, microform and online databases.

Sobanski won $350 in the freshman/sophomore category for her paper, "True Stories by Matilda Laimo and Harry Potter." Sobanski's work was reviewed and recommended by June Dunn, assistant professor of English.

Sobanski's winning research papers can be found on the Library Research Award Guide.

Associate Librarian Janice Wilson chaired the Library Research Award Committee. Other members included associate librarians Carolyn Coates, Hope Marie Cook and Carol Reichardt; Biology Professor Elizabeth Cowles; Associate Professor of History David Frye; Associate Professor of Psychology Madeleine Fugere; and Business Administration Professor Elizabeth Scott. Heidi Roberto, administrative assistant in the library, provided organization and logistical support for the committee.