Patrons can now request some ebooks via Interlibrary Loan.
To request an ebook via Interlibrary Loan, search for the title you want in OneSearch after selecting Brandeis and More to the right of the search bar. Once you find the title that you want, click on it, and if it is available as an ebook, you will see a Get an eBook request tile instead of the usual Get a physical copy request tile:
Click on Request it. The Request eBook Version form will open up, add a volume number and/or notes if needed, and click Send. That’s all!
Ebooks will be supplied as pdf files within two days, and you will receive email notifications when they are ready for viewing and downloading. The ebook files will be available for 30 days, just like digital chapters or journal articles.
If you prefer a physical copy of the book, fill out the blank Interlibrary Loan form. You can go the blank form either by clicking the Request a Physical Book with the Blank Form button, or by clicking Interlibrary Loan Form in the menu at the top of the OneSearch page.
The Brandeis Library's Research Excellence Prize recognizes students who apply sophisticated information literacy skills to the selection, evaluation, and synthesis of sources for a research project. The 2025 winners were selected from a pool of outstanding student submissions in the following categories:
"This senior thesis was an exemplary study that integrated a wide range of sources to offer original theorizations of Orthodox women’s sexuality by exploring not only sex education but also their daily lived experiences, including traumatic moments of abuse and sexual violence that were silenced by communal norms." - ChaeRan Freeze, Frances and Max Elkon Chair in Modern Jewish History
"Yolanda has produced an outstanding research essay that blends musicological literature and film analysis to support her original arguments. The paper is among the top analytical projects in my class." -James Heazlewood-Dale, Lecturer University Writing Program
“Spike adroitly situated Rorabacher and Maegle’s experiences within larger historical patterns of queer existence, demonstrating how self-definition was shaped by both resistance to and partial acceptance of imposed labels. They contextualized the ways in which queer AFAB (Assigned Female At Birth) individuals found both community and concealment.” - Professor Abby Cooper, Assistant Professor in History
"He is ardent about evaluation and applied research with conceptual and theoretical underpinnings that translate into concrete changes in the lives of households and individuals in deprived and marginalized communities within developing and middle-income societies." - Joseph Assan, Senior Lecturer and Director, MA Program in Sustainable International Development
"Ali Arshad has unparalleled insight into the politics of polio eradication in Pakistan and his contribution may be life saving for both the inhabitants of Pakistan and international health care provides who devote their lives to this issue." - Kimberly P. Barton, Lecturer in Sociology
“For unpublished primary sources, I took advantage of archival documents made available by the Brandeis Library. I made a number of trips to the Brandeis Archives wherein I engaged with correspondence and newspaper clippings that I then used to extrapolate larger truths about the topic of my research. I made use of materials already onsite and housed within the Brandeis archives and requested the shipment of archival materials stored off site for perusal. For digital unpublished primary sources, I benefited greatly from the ProQuest Harvard Law School Library Law and Society digitized Collections and the digitized Stephen S. Wise Papers available on ProQuest. Throughout the duration of my thesis work, I met regularly with Research Librarians with proficiencies in Legal Studies and American History to better structure my research. I also made use of the Workshops offered by the Library to assist students with senior thesis research.” - Zachary Miller
“Before this project my research process was very linear but now I understand it as a more complex endeavor. My approach has become much more collaborative which has benefitted the scope and clarity of my thesis. Additionally, I learned that momentum behind research comes naturally when the subject feels consequential and its outcomes can inform real‐world policy. Immersing myself in a topic that blends public health, climate justice, and policy has deepened my expertise and equipped me with a framework for similar future projects.” - Alice Brennan
Congratulations to all of the winners!
Pictured above, from left to right: 2025 Library Research Excellence Prize winners Francis Sarkodie, Sarah King, Ali Arshad, Yolanda Li, Zachary Miller, and Dahlia Matanky