Academic Librarian of the Year Award

The SC/MLA Academic Librarian of the Year Award was established in 1998 and the first award was presented in 1999.

Criteria:

• The nominee must be a member of both SC/MLA and MLA.
• The nominee must be in “mid-career” at the time of the award, defined as someone working at least 5 and not more than 15 years in an academic health sciences library; the nominee may not be a library director.
• The nominee must have worked in an academic health sciences library for each of the last 5 years immediately preceding the nomination and must be an academic health sciences librarian at the time of the award.
• The nomination may be made for outstanding regional, national or international contributions to academic health sciences librarianship as demonstrated by excellence in performance (leadership), publications, research, service, or a combination of these 4 elements.
• The nominee must show potential for leadership and continuing excellence at mid-career in the area of academic health sciences librarianship.

Nominations must include:

• Precise description of the nominee's achievements
• A current résumé or curriculum vitae
• Any additional information which may assist the committee in evaluation of the nomination and selection of the recipient (i.e. AHIP membership, etc.)
• Up to three letters of support may be attached to the nomination (optional)

Deadline: All nominations must be received no later than August 31st.

The recipient of the award will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter/MLA and presented with a plaque and a check for $250.

Submit recommendations to the current Honor and Awards Committee Chair. 

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