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NEWSROOM MEDLIB-ED JMLA

Rittenhouse Award

The Rittenhouse Medical Bookstore in Philadelphia, PA, originally established the award in 1967. The Rittenhouse Award, is presented annually by the Medical Library Association (MLA) for the best unpublished paper or web-based project on health sciences librarianship or medical informatics, submitted by a student in an American Library Association (ALA)–accredited program of library and information studies or by a trainee in an internship in health sciences librarianship or medical informatics. 

Criteria

  • Author must be a current member of MLA.
  • Author must be a student currently enrolled in an American Library Association (ALA)–accredited program of library and information studies OR
    • Have recently graduated from an ALA-accredited program of library and information studies during the last eighteen months OR
    • Be enrolled as a trainee in an internship program in health sciences librarianship or medical informatics.

Submissions

  • Papers must have been written or web-based project completed during the 18 months preceding the deadline and during the student’s course work toward a graduate degree in library and information studies or medical informatics.
  • Papers or web-based projects must treat some aspect of health sciences librarianship or medical informatics and may be bibliographical, address a health sciences issue or topic, or report the results of research.
  • Papers which have been published publicly in any print or electronic format or are under consideration for publication are not eligible.
  • Authors of web-based projects should submit a needs assessment, information on development of the website, evaluation of the website, and a summary outlining the project plan and evaluation results.
  • Papers or projects must be received by November 15.

The Rittenhouse Jury will assess submissions based on the following: 

  • Importance of topic that would warrant a bibliographic treatment or web-based project, or the quality of the experimental design or arguments developed to support a particular hypothesis or question;
  • Originality of the argument, positions taken, methodological rigor, or website solution;
  • Impact on the field of health sciences librarianship or medical informatics; and
  • Style (clarity, appearance, conciseness, organization, structure).

Recipient

  • The award recipient will be notified in March and will receive a cash award of $500 in June, after the annual conference.
  • Winning entries may be submitted to the Journal of the Medical Library Association for consideration.
  • The recipient will be asked to share a photo and video for the virtual awards ceremony held in April and will receive complimentary student registration to MLA’s annual conference.
  • If there are no appropriate candidates, the association may elect not to present the award in a given year.

Ready to Submit a Nomination?

  • Choose 2025 below.
  • The nomination must be completed, and all supporting documents uploaded no later than November 1.

Applications are open!
Open: September 5, 2024
Ending: November 15, 2024

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Past Recipients