Applications are being accepted for the Rittenhouse Award – DEADLINE October 15, 2023
The Rittenhouse Award, is presented annually by the Medical Library Association (MLA) for the best unpublished paper or web-based project on health sciences librarianship or medical informatics, submitted by a student in an ALA-accredited program of library and information studies or by a trainee in an internship in health sciences librarianship or medical informatics.
Criteria
- Author must be a current member of MLA. Membership dates may be confidentially confirmed by MLA Member Services.
- Author must be a student currently enrolled in an American Library Association (ALA)–accredited program of library and information studies OR
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- Have recently graduated from an ALA-accredited program of library and information studies during the last eighteen months OR
- Be enrolled as a trainee in an internship program in health sciences librarianship or medical informatics.
Submissions
- Papers must have been written or web-based project completed during the 18 months preceding the deadline and during the student’s course work toward a graduate degree in library and information studies or medical informatics.
- Papers or web-based projects must treat some aspect of health sciences librarianship or medical informatics and may be bibliographical, address a health sciences issue or topic, or report the results of research.
- Papers which have been published publicly in any print or electronic format or are under consideration for publication are not eligible.
- Authors of web-based projects should submit a needs assessment, information on development of the website, evaluation of the website, and a summary outlining the project plan and evaluation results.
Recipient
- The award recipient will be notified in March and will receive a cash award of $500 in June, after the annual conference.
- Winning entries may be submitted to the Journal of the Medical Library Association for consideration.
- The recipient will be asked to share a photo and video for the virtual awards ceremony held in April and will receive complimentary student registration to MLA’s annual conference.
- If there are no appropriate candidates, the association may elect not to present the award in a given year.
Ready to Submit an Application?
- Choose the 2024 online application form.
- Once saved, the form remains open for changes or to upload supporting documents until October 15, 11:59 p.m. (CDT).
- Incomplete and late submissions will not be considered.