Medical Library Association

Grants and Scholarships

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 to $1000. Grants will not be given to support an activity that is operational in nature or has only local usefulness. More than one award may be granted in a year.

Award Recipients

2008: none awarded
2007: Fern Cheek and Lynda Hartel; and Sally Harvey
2006: none awarded
2005: Peggy Mullaly-Quijas
2004: Ellen Crumley
2003: none awarded
2002: none awarded
2001: Mary C. Congleton, Shelly Paden
2000: Jolene M. Miller
1999: Catherine Graber
"Survey of Health Sciences Faculty Use of Library Computer Systems"
1998: Mary M. Howrey
1997: none awarded
1996: Alexandra Dimitroff
“The Use of Problem Based Learning in a Health Sciences Librarianship Course”
1995: Monica Unger
“Comparison of Information Retrieval Methods in an Academic Medical Library”
1994: none awarded
1993: Jennifer M. Bayne and Joan L. Leishman
“A Study to Measure the Impact of a problem-Based Learning Curriculum on the Teaching Hospital Library of the University of Toronto”
1992: none awarded
1991: Joanne G. Marshall, Ph.D.
“Study of the Impact of Information on Clinical Decision Making”
Barbara Carlson and Robert Poyer
“An Investigation of a Rational Binding Schedule Based on Use and Indexing Patterns”
1990: Paul Wrynn, Van Afes and Diane Schwartz
1989: Karen Hackelman, Virginia A. Lingle, and M. Sandra Wood
1988: none awarded
1987: none awarded
1986: Mark Funk, Carolyn Anne Reid, and Audrey Powderly

For more information about any of MLA's grants or scholarships, contact Lisa C. Fried, 312.419.9094 x28.