Acknowledgments

While yours is likely to be way shorter, here's an example of a research acknowledgment statement from our [|school guide]:

//I would like to acknowledge the contributions of the following groups and individuals to the development of my paper/project/presentation://

// Ms. Librarian at Student-Centered High School // // Ms. Librarian directed me to a wide range of resources on the web and in the library stacks. She answered all of my questions as well as asked me questions that helped me to narrow my search. Further, she helped me figure out correct documentation for sources that did not fit the Research Guide examples. She gave me this help during class time and after school. I also worked with librarians at University Library who helped me locate primary sources. //

// My class peer research/review group: Maryanne Bright, John Smart, Mollie Smarter, and Josephine Smartest // // Maryanne shared five of her note cards with me; these I used in the paragraph describing oxyism. // // John, Mollie, and Josephine helped me to refine my thesis and pointed out weaknesses in organization. Josephine directed me to two resources that she had used so that I could find more information to elaborate on a point that I had insufficiently developed. Additionally, Mollie asked me questions about my research that helped me realize that some weaknesses were the result of a focus that was too general. John kept reminding me of our classroom mantra, "So what?" Although at first I was annoyed, his unrelenting chant pushed me to go beyond the obvious statements I had been making. John and Josephine reviewed my revised version and pointed out places that needed clarification or rephrasing. //

// Jeanne Mark // // My mother, Jeanne Mark, edited my work. In particular, she eliminated problems that plague all of my work: comma errors and misusing ìitsî and ìitís.î //

// Jason Cogent // // Jason pointed me to a web site that has pictures of all of the covers of Little Golden Books. I used these for the visual requirement that I needed for the paper/project/presentation. //

// Nell Erudite // // Nell allowed me to use her printer (after mine ran out of ink at midnight) so that I could meet the draft deadline. //

// Developed by Carol H. Rohrbach // // School District of Springfield Twp. (2002) //