Submission Information and Application

The Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA) continually and vigorously supports the recruitment of outstanding candidates to the profession of health sciences librarianship. One mechanism employed by MLGSCA is through the provision of student scholarships. One scholarship of $1500 is awarded annually to an excellent library/information science student who has shown evidence of interest in pursuing the health sciences specialization in librarianship.

The scholarship is intended to provide support during a student's course of study. The scholarship funds can be used as desired by the recipient.

Eligibility

Student scholarship applicants must meet all criteria to be considered.  A student must:

  • Be a member of MLGSCA, either as a regular paying member or via a free student membership, having met the criteria for a free student membership. A free student membership application may accompany the scholarship application, and
  • Be enrolled in and actively attending an ALA-accredited master’s degree program such as MLS, MIS, MLIS, and
  • Be a citizen of or have permanent residence in the United States or Canada, and
  • Complete and meet all requirements of the online scholarship application.

Past recipients of the MLGSCA Student Scholarship are not eligible for a second scholarship.

The following materials are required for application and must be received by December 15.

  • one copy of the completed application form
  • a minimum of two letters of reference and no more than three
  • a transcript (unofficial copy is satisfactory) from each college or university attended
  • a statement of career objectives

Scholarship payment will be made at the time of the award. The recipient will be notified in April. If there are no appropriate candidates, the association may elect not to award the scholarship in a given year.

Preferred: Please email as an attachment to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

or

Print one copy of the completed application and related documents and mail to:

David Bickford, MSLS
Director, Arizona Health Sciences Library at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus
435 N. 5th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004

Recipients of the Student Scholarship Award

2003
1. Maureen Miller--SJSU
2. Sarah Hoyle--UA
3. Andrea Lynch--UCLA

2004
1. Catherine Outten--UCLA
2. Debra Schneider--UA
3. Marissa Lighthiser--SJSU

2005
1. Danielle Carlock--UA
2. Michelle Gordan--UCLA
3. Paula Romeyn--SJSU

2006
1. Monique Escamilla--UCLA
2. Candace Mack--UCLA
3. Jill Dietrich--UCLA

2007
None given

2008
1. Jennifer Bach--UA
2. Elana Churchill--SJSU

2009
1. Ted Wilson--SJSU

2010
1. Meredith Bloom--UCLA
2. Stephen Kiyoi--UCLA
3. Heather McDonald--SJSU

2011
1. Patricia Benefiel--SJSU
2. Katia Karadjova--SJSU
3. Jamie Navarette--UA

2012
1. Jessica Shultz--SJSU

2013
1. Lee Luniewski--SJSU

2014
1. Sandra Chase--SJSU

2015 -- not awarded

2016
1. Kendra Godwin--UCLA

2017 -- not awarded

2018
1. Seema Bhakta--UA

2019 -- not awarded

2020
1. Erik Valenzula--USC
2. Victoria Flores--SJSU

2021
1. Claudio Garcia--UA

2022
1. Jilian Underwood-Jenkins--San Jose State

2023

1. Mark Rojas--San Jose State

MLGSCA Elected Officers 2023/2024

 

PRESIDENT

Angela Murrell
Associate Librarian, Health Sciences Library
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
520-626-2739
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PRESIDENT-ELECT

Janet Crum
Director, Health Sciences LIbrary
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
520-626-6178

 

PAST PRESIDENT

Judy Kraemer
cell 714-606-8704

 

SECRETARY

Karina Kletscher
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Creighton University
Phoenix Health Sciences Campus
Phoenix, AZ
602-812-4610

 

TREASURER

Carrie Cullen
Research Librarian for Physical Sciences
UC Irvine
Irvine, CA
949-824-2490

 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Judy Kraemer (Chair)

Elected Members:

Andrea Harrow
Lisa Marks
David Bickford
Marcia Henry

 

MLA CHAPTER COUNCIL REP

Danielle Linden
Medical Library Manager, Burlew Medical Library
Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Orange, CA
714-771-8291

 

MLA CHAPTER COUNCIL REP-ALT

Mary White
Librarian
Kaiser Hospital

Comments: Please contact MLGSCA.

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.

Eligibity:

The applicant must:

  1. Be a regular member of MLGSCA;
  2. Hold a graduate degree in library/information science;
  3. Be a practicing medical librarian with at least two years of professional experience;
  4. Be willing to write at least a 500 word summary on the event for the MLGSCA blog;
  5. Not have received this award in the past three years.

Consideration will be given to outstanding candidates who do not meet all of the eligibility criteria.

Specifics:

Awards range from $100 - $500.
More than one award may be granted in a year.
Awards Committee screens applications and recommends candidate(s) to the Advisory Council of MLGSCA which has authority to grant the award(s).

Applications:

  1. Print out the application form and complete it.
    (A paper copy of the form is printed in the MLGSCA Directory)
  2. A MS Word version of the form can be filled out online and submitted as an attachment to the Committee Chair (see address on form).
  3. Forms are also available from the chair of the Awards Committee, or from the Secretary of MLGSCA.
  4. Deadlines: September 15th; February 15th.

Standards for Judging:

Criteria may include the applicant's academic achievement, library experience, career objectives, or service to the profession.

Recipients of the Professional Development Award

2003
1. Ellen Aaronson
2. Helen Seaton

2005
1. Evona Copeland
2. Marian Hicks

2006
1. Judy Kraemer
2. Danielle Linden
3. Craig Haynes

2009
1. Ellen Aaronson
2. Lisa Marks

2010
1. Andrea Lynch
2. Susan Shelly

2011
1. Elisa Cortez
2. Erica Bass
3. Amy Chatfield

2012
1. Danielle Linden
2. Lisa Marks
3. Suzette Kopec

2013
1. Lisa Federer
2. Mary White

2014
1. Sue Espe
2. Megan Rosenbloom
3. Hella Stieber
4. Ellen Aaronson

2015
1. Kathleen Carlson
2. Tiffany Moxham

2016
1. Amy Nadell

2017
1. Carrie Gristead
2. Andrea Harrow

2018
1. Ellen Aaronson

2019
1. Jackie Davis

2020

2021

2022
1. Carrie Grinstead

2023
1. Erin Moore
2. Amy Nadel
3. Debra Farber

 

2013

  • Diagnostic Error: A Multidisciplinary Exploration Sponsored by PSR-RML, March 1, 2013
  • Spring CE: MLA Webcast Preventing Diagnostic Error California and Arizona, March 13th, 2013
  • Joint Meeting CE's (July 2013):
    • Evidence Based Practice
    • Public Health Information on the Web
    • Drug Information Resources

2012

  • Fall CE: Clinical & Translational Science at Your Institution, October 15, 2012
  • MLA Spring Webcast ("Leveraging Mobile Technologies for Health Sciences Libraries") and MLGSCA Spring Business Meeting
  • MLGSCA and PSRML Symposium 2012: Information Treasure Hunt: Supporting Evidence-Based Practice@ Your Institution

2011

  • Fall 2011 CE: The Librarian as a Professional
  • Spring CE: Gaining Leadership Skills without Formally Supervising People
    April 06,2011

2010

  • Fall CE: Getting Magnetized, Oct 25, 2010
  • MLGSCA Spring CE and Business Meeting, April 23, 2010

2009

  • Exploiting Librarian Skills to Enhance Continuing Medical Education Programs
    • November 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA
  • Point of Care EBM-Bedside Information Tools for Healthcare Practitioners
    • April 13, 2009 in Tucson, AZ and April 23 in Northridge, CA
  • Technology in Libraries: Providing Access, Linking Communities -- March 6, 2009 at the Cerritos Public Library in Cerritos, CA

2008

  • Spring Program: CA & AZ
    • Community Assessment with Susan Barnes
  • Fall Program: CA & AZ
    • Librarians: Let's Escape the Box -- taught by Diane Wolf

2007

  • Fall Program: CA & AZ
    • Face to Face: Strategies for Effective Consumer Health
  • Spring Program: CA & AZ
    • Incorporating Web 2.0 Tools into the Research Process -- blog and wiki
  • Winter Program: CA & AZ
    • eXtreme Searching - getting the most from PubMed & Google

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

 

Research Methods

Library Research Service: Research Methods
Includes e-books about statistics, questionnaire design, focus groups, and more

 

Tools

The Health Sciences Librarian Research Guide
A helpful guide from MLA to learn more about the research process, common research methods, effective design and assessment strategies, funding and networking opportunities, and much more.

The Researching Librarian
Web resources helpful for librarians doing research

HEALER’s Research Toolkit
Developed by UK-based organization in partnership with the NIH to support library and information staff with the research process

LARKS - Librarian and Research Knowledge Space
American Library Association’s resource guide for analyzing and presenting data

  1. Research Topics
  2. Student Benefits
  3. Writing and Publication Tips

News

 

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