(via Melissa Anne Ratajeski, University of Pittsburgh) The Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award, sponsored by J.A. Majors, was established by the MLA Board of Directors in 1995. This award recognizes excellence, innovation, and contribution to the profession of health sciences librarianship. These attributes must be shown through special projects beyond the normal operational…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI)
Call for Nominations: RUSA Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Services (Deadline Jan. 5, 2018)
(via Suzanne Odom, Florida Institute of Technology) Nominations are being sought for the Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services. Please consider nominating your library or another library. Established in 1990, the Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services is a citation and $1,500 monetary award presented to a library or…
Call for Nominations: ACRL CJCLS/EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Program and Leadership Awards (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Anne Sleeman, Community College of Baltimore County) The Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) is excited to now be accepting nominations for the annual EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Leadership Award and EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Program Award. The awards are sponsored by…
Applicants Sought for Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) This conference sponsorship award honors any individual ACRL member working in the field of, or contributing to the success of distance learning librarianship or related library service in higher education. The award is administrated by the ACRL Distance Learning Section (DLS). Award A plaque to honor the winner’s achievements…
Nominations Sought for ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) Established in 2015, this award is intended to recognize librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. The effect of these contributions may be the result of continuous or distinguished service to the profession, but may also be…
Nominations Sought for Excellence in Academic Libraries Award (Deadline December 1)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) Purpose To recognize academic librarians and staff who work together as a team to develop academic libraries that are outstanding in furthering the educational missions of their institutions. Award GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO’s sponsorship of the program supports three annual awards of $3,000 each by type of academic…
Call for Applications: 2018 Medical Informatics Section/MLA Career Development Grant (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Rachel Helbing, University of Houston) The Medical Informatics Section (MIS) awards up to $1,500 to support a career development activity that will contribute to the advancement of the field of medical informatics. If you’ve been wanting to take a course or attend a conference related to medical informatics but haven’t had the funds, then…
Call for Nominations: MLA Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Matt Hoy-Associate Director, Mayo Clinic Libraries) The Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award is presented annually by the Medical Library Association (MLA) in recognition of outstanding contributions in the use of technology to deliver health sciences information, in the science of information, or in facilitating the delivery of health sciences information. The recipient…
Call for Applications: 2018 ALCTS Midwinter Symposium Registration Grants
(via Keri Cascio-Executive Director, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is offering registration grants to encourage library support staff and library school students to participate in the ALCTS 2018 Midwinter Symposium to be held Feb. 9, 2018 during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, CO. The day-long…
Nominate an Intern or Recent Graduate for Rittenhouse Award (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Mariana Lapidus, MCPHS University) Do you know a recent graduate (past 18 months) or intern who has written an unpublished paper or created a web-based project? Nominate the person for the Rittenhouse Award. Recipients receive complimentary student registration to MLA’s annual meeting, a certificate, and a cash award of $500. Deadline for applications is…