How to Earn Academy Points: Individual Accomplishments II
Listed below are various professional conference and professional association activities and the academy points that can be earned.For information about points earned for activities such as teaching and publishing, please see How to Earn Academy Points: Individual Accomplishments I. For information about points for coursework, see How to Earn Academy Points: Continuing Education
Professional Association Participation
The number of points awarded for individual accomplishments is determined according to established standards. In each case, the documentation required to support the request for points is specified.
♦= counts toward the 5-point MLA activity requirement at the Distinguished Member level.
Meeting Participation
Speaker/poster presenter
Activity |
Points |
Invited or contributed at national or international meeting | 5 points |
Invited or contributed at other meeting | 3 points |
Facilitated or moderated a paper session or panel discussion at a professional meeting | 1 point |
Roundtable facilitator or recorder at a professional meeting (maximum of 5 points per 5-year period) |
1 point |
Documentation required: Copy of confirmation letter, certificate, or copy of program page where presenter's name appears. Acknowledgment that the recorder submitted required notes.
Clarification: Each author/coauthor of presentation earns points shown. Meeting types include: national, international, regional, state, and local meetings.
Exhibitor/Demonstrator
Activity |
Points |
Exhibit organizer (maximum of 3 points/year and 15 points per 5-year period) |
3 points per meeting |
Exhibitor/demonstrator (maximum of 3 points/year and 15 points per 5-year period) |
2 points per meeting |
Documentation required: Copy of letter of confirmation or copy of program page where exhibitor's name appears.
Clarification: This category includes exhibits at national, international, regional, state, local meetings, NN/LM exhibits and NLM database demonstrations.
Organizing an exhibit includes applying for funding, organizing the site activities, and exhibiting. Points may be claimed as organizer or exhibitor for a meeting, but only one role per exhibit.
Attendee
Activity |
Points |
Per meeting day | 1 point awarded (maximum of 3 points per year) |
Per conference (e-conference virtual registrants) | 1 point awarded |
Documentation required: A copy of registration or meeting badge
Clarification: Days spent in continuing education courses before or after a professional meeting do not count as meeting days.
Professional Association Participation
Professional associations include such organizations as MLA, MLA chapters and sections, consortia, SLA, SLA chapters, ALA, ALA divisions, state library associations, regional medical libraries, ASIS, AAMC, AMIA, and AAHSLD.
Points may not be claimed until the end of the year of service. In cases of multiple-year appointments, points may be claimed after each year of service. There is no need to wait until all years of the appointment have been served.
♦= counts toward the 5-point MLA activity requirement at the Distinguished Member level.
MLA National
Activity |
Points |
Officer/director/ board/executive committee member ♦ | 25 points |
Committee chair/cochair ♦ | 15 points |
Special interest group coordinator (see below for clarification) ♦ | 15 points |
National local arrangements committee chair ♦ | 15 points |
Committee or sub-committee member (includes representatives to regional/state organization) ♦ | 10 points |
Official annual meeting reporter or official e-conference (virtual) reporter ♦ | 3 points |
Official annual meeting videographer ♦ | 3 points |
Judge for research papers/posters at MLA annual meeting ♦ | 1 point per year |
Documentation required: Copy of letter of appointment, directory listing, committee roster, or letter or certificate acknowledging past service.
Clarifications:
- SIG coordinators must demonstrate that the SIG was active at the MLA annual meeting for the year being claimed for credit. A copy of the page listing the SIG's programming/activities from the annual meeting program is sufficient documentation.
- Official MLA annual meeting reporters include MLA annual meeting newsletter contributors, MLA annual meeting bloggers, MLA e-conference virtual bloggers, and MLA annual meeting videographers. These activities will not be awarded points if they are part of a committee assignment.
- Points may not be awarded for judging research papers and posters if done as part of a committee assignment.
MLA Chapters/Sections
Activity |
Points |
Officer/council representative or alternate ♦ | 20 points |
Chair of section of a chapter (e.g., hospital library section of chapter) ♦ | 12 points |
Committee chair/cochair ♦ | 10 points |
Chapter credentialing liaison ♦ | 10 points |
Committee member (includes representatives to regional/state organization) ♦ |
5 points |
Official chapter annual meeting reporter or official e-conference (virtual) reporter ♦ | 3 points per annual chapter meeting |
Judge of research papers/posters at chapter annual meeting ♦ | 1 point per year |
Documentation required: Copy of letter of appointment, directory listing, committee roster, or letter or certificate acknowledging past service.
Clarifications:
- You can only receive or count points for an activity once. For example; you can receive points either as a Chapter Council representative or as a chapter officer. Another example: if you serve as an ex-officio member of a committee, you can only count your service while on the committee, not your activites as ex-officio.
- Official MLA chapter annual meeting reporters include MLA chapter annual meeting newsletter contributors, MLA chapter annual meeting bloggers, MLA chapter e-conference virtual bloggers, and MLA chapter annual meeting videographers. These activities will not be awarded points if they are part of a committee assignment.
- Points may not be awarded for judging research papers and posters if done as part of a committee assignment.
National/International Association Other than MLA
Activity |
Points |
Officer/director/board/executive committee member | 25 points |
Committee chair/cochair | 15 points |
Special interest group coordinator | 15 points |
National local arrangements committee chair | 15 points |
Committee member (includes representatives to regional/state organization) | 10 points |
Documentation required: Copy of letter of appointment, directory listing, committee roster, or letter or certificate acknowledging past service.
Chapters/Sections in Professional Organizations Other than MLA
Activity |
Points |
Officer/council representative or alternate | 20 points |
Chair of section of a chapter | 12 points |
Committee chair/cochair | 10 points |
Committee member (includes representatives to regional/state organization) | 5 points |
Documentation required: Copy of letter of appointment, directory listing, committee roster, or letter or certificate acknowledging past service.
Regional, State, or Local Associations
Activity |
Points |
Officer/director/coordinator/executive committee/ board member | 20 points |
Chair of regional/state section (e.g., hospital library section of state library association) | 12 points |
Committee chair/cochair | 10 points |
Committee member (includes representative to regional/state groups and RAC member) | 5 points |
Consortium coordinator | 12 points |
Documentation required: Copy of letter of appointment, directory listing, committee roster, or letter or certificate acknowledging past service.
Other Activities
Formal Consultations
Points awarded: 1 point per day for each consultation (maximum three points per client during a five-year period)
Documentation required: Copy of contract or letter of agreement or report submitted.
Clarification: Points may be claimed for more than one client, provided no more than three points per client are claimed per five-year period.
Funded Grants
Activity |
Points |
Principal investigator(s)/co-investigator(s) | 10 points each only in the first year funded |
Key personnel | 5 points each only in the first year funded |
Proposal reviewer for granting agency/organization | 5 points each for each year of service |
Documentation required: Copy of letter from granting agency or letter of appointment.
Clarification: These points are only awarded for funded grants outside of your institution or employer.
Institutional Review Board
AHIP points awarded for people who are institutionally-appointed voting members of their IRB or non-voting contributing members; Service must be documented by a letter from the IRB chair or equivalent.
Activity |
Points |
Voting members | 3 points per year of service |
Non-voting members | 1 points per year of service |
MLA Oral History Program ♦
Activity |
Points |
Background research and interview | 3 points |
Editing of interview | 2 points |
Indexing of interview | 1 point |
Documentation required: Copy of letter of acknowledgment.
Clarification: These points are only awarded for work conducted for MLA archival purposes and outside of the work of the MLA Oral History Committee.
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