Library Staff Excellence Award Winners
MLGSCA is pleased to issue the 2023 Library Staff Excellence Award to two dedicated employees of health science libraries in the region. This year’s recipients are Cynthia Heltne of the Mayo Clinic and Mike Bates of the University of Arizona. Cynthia has worked for over 18 years at Mayo where she has demonstrated a consistent […]
Report on MLA/SLA 2023: Connecting with Librarians, Learning Best Practices
by Deborah Farber, MLIS, AHIP (Provisional), 2023 Professional Development Award recipient I attended MLA/SLA in Detroit with a couple of goals in mind: connect with other health sciences librarians and learn best practices to implement in research instructional sessions offered to students at the California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM). In two and a […]
Nominations are now open for the Louise Darling Award
Purpose of Award The purpose of the Louise Darling MLGSCA Achievement Award is to honor significant contributions to health sciences librarianship, as well as to the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona. Criteria for Award Candidate’s contribution is significant towards the advancement of health sciences librarianship through the endeavors of the Medical Library […]
Professional Development Award Recipient
Carrie Grinstead of Providence Health in Burbank, CA is this year’s recipient of the MLGSCA Professional Development Award. Carrie plans to use the funds provided by the award to attend the Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) conference in Tucson in 2023. She plans to present as part of a symposium called “Creating Infrastructure to Support […]
AHIP First Time Applicant Award recipient
Karina Kletscher of Creighton University’s health sciences campus in Phoenix is the recipient of this year’s AHIP First-Time Applicant Award. Karina is an early career librarian who has been serving as Creighton’s reference and instruction librarian in Phoenix since 2021. She holds a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Maryland […]
AHIP First-Time Applicant Award
Applications for the AHIP First-time Applicant Award are being accepted through September 30, 2022. This award is provided to encourage members of MLGSCA to apply for membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP). Award: Participant will be reimbursed for the AHIP application fee ($200 Academy Member level or above, or $135 Provisional member […]
MLGSCA Library Staff Excellence Award deadline Extended
MLGSCA is now accepting applications for the MLGSCA Staff Excellence Award. The deadline has been extended to September 30, 2022. The purpose of the MLGSCA Library Staff Excellence Award is to honor an outstanding library staff in a health sciences library and to recognize the critical role and important contributions library staff make to the development and […]
Louise Darling Achievement Award deadline extended to March 15th
The nomination deadline for the Louise Darling Achievement Award has been extended until March 15. Purpose of Award The purpose of the Louise Darling MLGSCA Achievement Award is to honor significant contributions to health sciences librarianship, as well as to the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona. Criteria for Award 1. Candidate’s contribution […]
MLA Louise Darling Medal
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. Criteria: ** Individual nominees must be […]
Report from our 2019 Professional Development Award Winner
NCNMLG & MLGSCA Joint Meeting 2019 Critical health sciences librarianship: examining our role in social justice Report from Jackie Davis, MLIS, AHIP #critlib: “According to Elaine Harger, librarians that practice critical librarianship strive to communicate the ways in which libraries and librarians consciously and unconsciously support systems of oppression. Critical Librarianship seeks to be transformative, […]
Professional Development Award
On behalf of the Awards Committee: DEADLINE TO APPLY: September 15, 2018 Purpose: To support professional development activities including attendance at classes, conferences and meetings; To provide MLGSCA members with the opportunity to increase their competence in the theoretical, administrative and/or technical aspects of librarianship. Eligibility: The applicant must: Be a regular member […]