The MLA Books Panel is seeking author(s) or editor(s) for a book on topics related to cultural humility, “Cultural Humility in the Health Sciences Library.” Cultural humility “incorporates a lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and self-critique…and to developing mutually beneficial and nonpaternalistic clinical and advocacy partnerships with communities on behalf of individuals and
The Equity in the Making (EITM) Lab<https://eitm.unc.edu/> at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science<https://sils.unc.edu/> has an opening for a fully funded Ph.D. student at SILS beginning Fall 2021. Funding is secured through a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award that will support a graduate student. The project is entitled, “Equity
The Medical Library Association (MLA) Louise Darling Medal jury is now accepting nominations. The Louise Darling Medal is presented annually to recognize distinguished achievement in collection development in the health sciences. Awards can be for specific activities (publication, teaching) or for overall leadership and achievement in this area. The recipient(s) will be
It’s time to submit your nominations for this award! The Eric Meyerhoff Prize This prize was established in 1956 by Ralph and Jo Grimes of the Old Hickory Bookshop, Brinklow, MD, in memory of Murray Gottlieb, a New York antiquarian book dealer. Since 2010, this award has been sponsored by the MLA
2021 T. Mark Hodges International Service Award – Call for Nominations T. Mark Hodges (1933-2006) was a lifelong believer in the importance of international connections between librarians. The T. Mark Hodges International Service Award was established in 2007 to honor outstanding individual achievement in promoting, enabling, and/or delivering improvements in the quality
The Medical Library Association (MLA) is now accepting applications for the MLA Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant. The purpose of this grant is to provide support for research, development, or demonstration projects that will help to promote excellence in the field of health sciences librarianship and information sciences. Grants range from $100
The Medical Library Association is now seeking nominations for 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 created and sustained a
COVID-19 forced many health sciences libraries to move their public services online. How can online service delivery be done most effectively? The MLA Books Panel is seeking author(s) or editor(s) for a monograph that provides guidance to health sciences librarians offering services online. Topics for the monograph could include (but are not
Greetings from the National Library of Medicine History of Medicine Division where we have the following news to share: * Reminder! October 19, 2020, is the deadline for responses to the NLM Request for Information (RFI) to guide the continuing implementation of its strategic plan through 2027. Learn more. * NLM announces Care and
MLA is now accepting nominations for Fellows and Honorary Members! Throughout its history, MLA has recognized individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the purposes for which the Association stands by conferring a special membership status. “Honorary Member” was the term used until 1976, when a distinction was then
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