Greetings:
I am a member of the Medical Library Association Rittenhouse Award Jury Committee and we are currently accepting submissions. I apologize for the short time frame. Please see the announcement below for more details.
The Rittenhouse Award is presented annually by the Medical Library Association (MLA) to a ALA-accredited library school student or recent graduate, or a health science library/medical informatics trainee, who submits the best web-based project or unpublished paper completed since April 15 of the previous year about health science librarianship or medical informatics.
The author of the winning paper or project receives:
- Cash award of $500
- Complimentary student registration to MLA's annual conference (award does not cover travel and housing).
- If the winning entry is an unpublished paper it may be submitted to the Journal of the Medical Library Association for consideration.
Author eligibility:
- Current MLA member (student membership is $50/year and reduced fee membership options are available for first-year members, unemployed members and those with salaries under $50,000/year)
- Currently enrolled OR recently graduated (within 18 months of deadline) from an ALA-accredited program of library and information studies, OR trainee in an internship program in health sciences librarianship or medical informatics.
Deadline for submission is October 15, 2022.
For more information go to https://www.mlanet.org/page/rittenhouse-award
Sincerely,
Rittenhouse Award Jury
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Deborah Farber
Health Sciences Librarian
California University of Science and Medicine
She/Her/Hers
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