(via Kate Silfen, Boston University) This is just a reminder that the Medical Library Association is still seeking nominations for recipients of the Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award. Honorees will have created and sustained a culture of research that enables and recognizes the research engagement of health sciences librarians whose involvement has contributed…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI)
Call for Applications: NNLM – Greater Midwest Region FY 2021 Funding Awards (Informational Webiar Oct. 23)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The Greater Midwest Region (GMR) of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) has released Calls for Applications with performance period for the funding, May 1, 2020 – April 30, 2021. Awards include: * Research Data Award: Up to $20,000 * Health…
Call for Nominations: Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award (Deadline Dec. 6)
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) Do you know or could you be the next recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award? If so, the Distance Learning Section (DLS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) wants to hear from you! This prestigious award, sponsored by the Routledge, Taylor &…
Call for Applications: 2020 Subsidized ACRL Scholarly Communication RoadShows (Deadline Nov. 15)
(via ACRL) Academic and research librarians increasingly recognize scholarly communication as a core competency of the profession. Whether helping researchers meet their funder’s mandates for public access and data sharing, guiding responsible copyright practice, or supporting new types of scholarship and instruction, librarians are leading change across campus and around the world. ACRL empowers our…
Call for Applicants: Librarians Without Borders Ursula Poland International Scholarship (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Reina Williams, juror on the Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship jury of the Medical Library Association) Ursula H. (Anker) Poland (1922-2009) was a distinguished MLA member, recipient of the Marcia C. Noyes Award, Fellow of MLA, and Janet Doe Lecturer. Poland’s 1982 Doe Lecture is one of MLA’s most important statements about…
Call for Applicants: Medical Library Association’s Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Kate Silfen, Boston University) The Medical Library Association is now seeking nominations for recipients of the Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award. The MLA Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award recognizes organizations whose exemplary actions have served to advance health information research and evidence-based practice in health sciences libraries. Honorees will have…
Call for Nominations: ACRL College Libraries Section Innovation in College Librarianship Award (Deadline Dec. 6)
(via Susan Schreiner, Grays Harbor College) CLS Innovation in College Librarianship Award Nomination Deadline: December 6, 2019 The purpose of the CLS Innovation Award is to recognize college librarians and staff who demonstrate successful introduction of innovation in their library through a new idea, method, project, or device that enhances student learning and/or faculty development…
Call for Nominations: Medical Library Association’s 2020/2021 Rising Stars Award (Deadline Friday, Nov. 1)
(via Melanie Sorsby, Covenant Medical Center and School of Nursing in Lubbock, TX) The MLA Rising Star program gives members the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and personal characteristics needed to become a leader in MLA. The yearly leadership development program matches each Rising Star, with a mentor, in a curriculum that includes monthly classes, training to…
Call for Nominations: MLA’s Marcia C. Noyes Award (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Deborah Lauseng, UIC Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) Do you know a Medical Library Association member with a distinguished career and outstanding contributions advancing the profession? Please consider nominating that individual for the Marcia C. Noyes Award, the association’s highest professional distinction. The award, established in memory of Marcia C. Noyes, one…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section Innovation Award (Deadline December 6)
(via Mary Francis, Dakota State University) Nominations Sought for IS Innovation Award Full eligibility and submission guidelines Submission deadline: December 6, 2019 Award: $3,000 prize sponsored by EBSCO Information Service The Innovation Award recognizes a project from the past two years that demonstrates creative, innovative, or unique approaches to information literacy instruction or programming. Past…