Medical Library Association Awards and Honors
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Lois Ann Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship
This award, is given to a member of the association who has made significant contributions to the profession in the area of overall distinction or leadership in hospital library administration or service, production of a definitive publication related to hospital librarianship, teaching, research, advocacy, or the development or application of innovative technology to hospital librarianship. The recipient receives a cash award of $500 and a certificate.
Estelle Brodman Award for Academic Medical Librarian of the Year
The award recognizes an academic medical librarian, who at mid-career demonstrates significant achievement, the potential for leadership, and continuing excellence. The Award was established in 1986 with a gift from Irwin H. Pizer. The recipient receives a certificate and a cash award of $500 at the Association’s Annual Meeting.
Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award
This is a general award for excellence, innovation and contribution to the profession of health sciences librarianship. These attributes must be shown through special projects beyond the normal operational programming of the chapter. The recipient re ceives a certificate and a cash award of $500.
Janet Doe Lectureship
The Janet Doe Lecturer is an individual chosen annually by the Medical Library Association for his/her unique perspective on the history or philosophy of medical librarianship. The selected lecture is presented at the Association’s Annual Meeting, and is subsequently published in the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. The Lecturer receives a $250 honorarium, travel expenses to the site of the Annual Meeting, hotel expenses for 1 night, per diem for 1 day and a certificate.
Ida and George Eliot Prize
The prize is presented annually for a work published in the preceding calendar year, which has been judged most effective in furthering medical librarianship. The award was first presented in 1962 and is currently sponsored by Login Brothers Book Compa ny, Chicago, Illinois. The recipient receives a cash award of $200 and a certificate.
Rittenhouse Award
The award is presented annually for the best unpublished paper (bibliographical, issue or topic based, or report of research results) on medical librarianship or medical informatics written by a student in an ALA-accredited school of library and inform ation studies or a trainee in an internship in health sciences librarianship or medical informatics. The Rittenhouse Medical Bookstore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania established the award in 1967. The author of the winning essay receives a cash award of $5 00 and a certificate.
ISI/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award
The award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions for the application of technology to the delivery of health science information, to the science of information, or to the facilitation of the delivery of health science informa tion. The Award has been sponsored by the Institute for Scientific Information since 1973. The recipient receives a cash award of $500 and a certificate.
Louise Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences
The medal is presented annually in recognition of distinguished achievement in collection development in the health sciences. Ballen Booksellers International, Inc established the Medal in 1987. Blackwell North North America, Inc currently support s it. The recipient receives an engraved medal, a certificate and a $1,000 cash award.
Murray Gottlieb Prize
The prize is awarded annually for the best unpublished essay on the history of medicine and allied sciences written by a health sciences librarian. The Prize was established in 1956 by Ralph and Jo Grimes of the Old Hickory Bookshop, Brinklow, MD in or der to recognize and stimulate the health science librarian’s interest in the history of medicine. The author of the winning essay receives a cash award of $100 and a certificate.
Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award
The award honors an outstanding educator in the field of health sciences librarianship and informatics who demonstrates skills in teaching, curriculum development, mentoring, research, or leadership in education at local, regional, or national levels. The recipient receives a cash award of $500.00 and a framed certificate.
Marcia C. Noyes Award
The Noyes Award is the highest professional distinction of the Medical Library Association. The award was established in 1947 and recognizes a career, which has resulted in lasting, outstanding contributions to medical librarianship. The recipien t receives an engraved sterling silver Revere bowl at the Association’s Annual Meeting.
Fellows and Honorary Members
Fellowship is conferred on Regular MLA members in recognition of outstanding and sustained contributions to the advancement of the purposes of the association. Fellows receive a certificate at the association’s Annual Meeting and lifetime Regular Member benefits at no charge.
Honorary Membership is conferred on individuals, not formally MLA members, who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the purposes of the association. Honorary members receive a certificate at the Association’s Annual Meeting and li fetime Regular Member benefits except voting privileges at no charge.
Nomination deadlines for all awards are November 1. For more information on any of the awards please visit our website at www.mlanet.org or contact Anne Greenspan at the Medical Library Association; 65 E. Wacker Place, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60601, 312-419-9094 ext. 28, mlapd2@mlahq.org.