Georgetown University Library Showcase Winners

The "Library Staff Pick Award" is chosen by the staff to recognize projects that made the best use of library resources, including our spaces, equipment, software, databases, and help from library professionals.

The "Voters’ Choice Award" is given to the outstanding project that receives the most votes from the community.

 

Spring 2024

This research project seeks to learn more about the Black man identified as Francis in a 1906 photograph of Georgetown medical students.
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Ostrich meat is a healthier and more sustainable alternative to beef- so why don't we see more ostrich farms in the U.S.?
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Fall 2023

For my Media and Social Justice class, I reported on the Sikh American community for the entire semester, highlighting their struggles, advocacies, cultures, and identities.
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Spring 2023

An interactive recipe book for children aged 6-8, encouraging pretend-play and food exploration.
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My American Studies senior thesis which asks the question: why are mothers, in particular, at the helm of the very "American" book-banning conversation?
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This short film plays with the boundaries of art and craft in order to deconstruct how such distinctions are often sexist in nature.
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Fall 2022

Explore the history and evolution of musical traditions at Midwest Chinese Family Camp, a camp founded by Chinese Civil War refugees.
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Watering Whole is a small, self-published book of poetry by Jan Menafee and supported by Noah Martin.
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DC Ward 8C07 Commissioner Salim Adofo speaks on his origins and influences, leadership, and addressing community matters in his capacity.
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Spring 2022

A wooden arcade running on a Raspberry Pi with RetroPie installed
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I had let my love of photography go for a while and only recently got back into it. I rarely make it down to DC and wanted to focus on the urban infrastructure and pops of colors one sees, even when it's rainy in a very urban area.
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Fall 2021

I created "Holy Crepe" as the final project for my Introduction to Animation class. The video was created using an under-the-camera stop motion animation technique and consists of more than 1000 individual pictures.
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Two courageous women attended all-male Georgetown's medical school in 1880. Learn about their lives and legacies in this short documenary on the trailblazing visionary physicians Dr. Annie E. Rice and Dr. Jeannette J. Sumner.
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Spring 2021

This project is a website of a digital exhibit highlighting several efforts of community control in Harlem.
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English Honors thesis, a historiography of queer and trans* social spaces.
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A podcast about archives and archival research.
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Fall 2020

A student group in Professor Myriam Vuckovic's Global Health Promotion course created these instructional materials for primary schoolgirls in Tanzania.
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The current Registration system is provided by Ellucian Banner. Despite its comprehensive features that meet user needs, students often find it difficult to navigate and register due to the unintuitive design.
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Article on the School of Nursing & Health Studies website about the Class of 1920 nursing students during the flu pandemic.
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Spring 2020

This short documentary exposes the layers of injustice culminating in the wrongful conviction of Edward Martinez.
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This short documentary exposes the layers of injustice culminating in the wrongful conviction of Edward Martinez.
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The Lauinger Library Maker Hub staffers and volunteers have been using the 3D printers to help provide essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to healthcare workers in the area.
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Fall 2019

The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today.
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5 journals with wooden covers laser cut with living hinge spines and featuring prominent campus architecture, representing each of the four undergraduate schools and the university as a whole.
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Spring 2019

This stop motion animation is dedicated to one student's parents waiting for their only child to return home to South Korea.
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This win-win business idea for both consumers and the environment describes using hempcrete blocks as insulation.
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This website explores gentrification as it relates specifically to DC neighborhoods.
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This payload measures humidity, pressure, temperature, UV radiation, and acceleration, gyroscopic motion, and magnetic fields.
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Fall 2018

A laser-cut puzzle as a conceptual annotated bibliography.
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A short video on food insecurity and how it affects the classroom.
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This video delves into the prison labor system of the U.S. to understand its a underpinnings, pervasiveness, and potential reforms.
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This film explores the changing policies of the U.S. government that affect migrants from Central America.
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Spring 2018

The AIDS epidemic is largely seen as a problem of the past or of other countries; however this podcast looks at how AIDS is currently affecting gay and bisexual black men in the U.S.
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How did we get to our current moment of "post-truth" in media and photography?
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Digital Witchcraft investigates the dialogue and images of witch films.
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Fall 2017

Last April, Harvey Fitz, 30, began hosting Poetic Vibes, a monthly open mic in Anacostia.
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A photo series capturing black men posing with flowers to counter toxic masculinity.
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Spring 2017

Jordan, a college freshman, becomes the subject of unwanted attention.
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Spring 2016

"Today" provides a glimpse of what the intensity of a day for someone with depression might look like.
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There's a unique relationship between college kids and Chipotle restaurant.
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With the help of open source software and Gelardin's Maker Space, Max Kim designed and prototyped a steno machine.
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Fall 2015

Mission Possible uses stop motion technique to simulate a video game, which leads the audiences to explore the campus with the character and ends with Old North.
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Based on the spoken word piece, "Brochure Brother," this short film highlights various challenges faced by males of color on college campuses.
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Spring 2015

This documentary explores film as a medium while focusing on Art Shares of Georgetown student performances.
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