The MAC Research & Assessment Committee provides grant funding for research projects that promote and stimulate excellence in the field of health science librarianship and health sciences librarianship. If you have an idea for a research project in health librarianship our committee invites you to apply for a Research and Assessment Grant.
Amount of the Grant: $2000 in any one year with the potential for more funding with MAC Board approval.
- Grants may be used to support all or part of the costs of a project, up to a maximum of $2000. MAC/MLA may award more than one grant in a year for a maximum of $2000 in any one year. There is the potential for an increase in this funding in any one year but would require a detailed budget and approval not only of the MAC Research and Assessment Committee but also MAC Executive Board.
Due Date for Applications: The grant(s) will be awarded at the Annual MAC Meeting. Applications are due on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.
| Year | Grant Recipient | Affiliation | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alessia Zanin-Yost | Slippery Rock University | “Cultural competence in health science programs: What is the role of the health science librarian?” |
| 2019 | John Cyrus & Rachel Koenig | Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University | “Assessing Librarian Impact on Faculty Research” |
| 2018 | Mary White | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | “#WritingPapers: Learning about the Information Work-Processes of Public Health Students” |
| 2017 | Susan Keller & Layla Heimlich | Children’s National Medical Center & MedStar Washington Hopsital Center | “Putting Health Into Action: Exploring the Wellness Behaviors of Health Science Librarians” |
| 2016 | Carolyn Schubert Christina Lam |
James Madison University | “Longitudinal Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice Competency Development in Nursing Students” |
| 2015 | No Applications | ||
| 2014 | Alexander Carroll Nedelina Tchangalova Eileen Harrington |
University of Maryland | “A Booster Shot for Health Science Librarianship: Using Canvas and PechaKucha to Flip the Library Classroom” |
| 2013 | Linda Hartman | University of Pittsburgh | “Barriers to Searching the Literature: A Survey of Students with Disabilities and Their Quest for Information” |
| 2012 | Doug Varner | Georgetown University Medical Center | “Library Return-on-Investment: Model for Establishing the Value of a Health Sciences Library in Support of Research” |