The Medical Library Association (MLA) has awarded grants sponsored by EBSCO to four librarians to assist with travel and conference-related expenses to attend the MLA Annual Meeting in Seattle, May 18–23, 2012. The awards of $1,000 each are presented annually to librarians who are early in their careers and currently employed in a health sciences library.
This year’s recipients include librarians from the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), Washington, DC, MD Memorial Library, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Evansville, Simon Schwob Medical Library, Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Columbus, and Laupus Library, East Carolina University, Greenville.
These librarians will be recognised at an awards luncheon that will be held on May 21 during the MLA Annual Meeting. They will join more than 2,000 fellow health information professionals at this year’s meeting, which provides an opportunity for health sciences librarians to present and discuss paper, posters, applied research and important issues related to health sciences information management.
To be considered for the award, applicants must be currently employed in a health sciences library and have two to five years of experience. Each candidate must complete an application form and write a short essay answering the question: “What do you expect to gain professionally and/or personally by attending the MLA Annual Meeting?” Essays are judged by five MLA members, all of whom are appointed by the president of MLA.
