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

2011: Kristine M. Alpi
2010: Catherine Mary Boss
"A research study: Does exemplary library services to patients and their family members, friends, and caregivers influence patient satisfaction scores?"
2009: Naomi Broering
"The efficacy of digital conversion of audiotape collection to CD format measuring change in use and evaluating user satisfaction"
2008: none awarded
2007: Fern Cheek and Lynda Hartel
"An investigation of electronic book use in an Academic Medical Center"
Sally Harvey
"The publication rate of poster entries and abstracts from MLA annual meetings in peer-reviewed or respective professional and trade journals"
2006: none awarded
2005: Peggy Mullaly-Quijas
2004: Ellen Crumley
2003: none awarded
2002: none awarded
2001: Shelly Paden and Mary C. Congleton
"A study of the experiences and opinions of Loansome Doc Libraries and end-users in the Midwest United States"
2000: Jolene M. Miller
"Issues surrounding the administration of a credit course for medical students: Survey of US academic health science librarians"
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 Carla Funk, 312.419.9094.