MLA Librarians without Borders®/ Elsevier Foundation/ Research4Life Grants
The Medical Library Association (MLA) established the MLA Librarians without Borders®/ Elsevier Foundation/ Research4Life (R4L) Grants with funding from the Elsevier Foundation. From 2016 to 2021, twenty-five grants were awarded. These grants supported HINARI/R4L training activities which promoted the use of the programs’ scientific research resources in emerging/low-income countries. The grants benefited users by allowing them to obtain skills to effectively and efficiently use the HINARI/R4L resources and become a training resource for their institutions or country.
This grant was an expansion of the Elsevier Foundation funded Librarians without Borders®/E-library Training Initiative that conducted HINARI/R4L training activities and developed/updated training material since January 2007. The MLA objective was to develop a community of librarians and information professionals that would continue to support HINARI/R4L training and related development of instructional material.
- Find more information on MLA's global initiative at the Librarians without Borders® web page and blog.
- The MLA Research Mentoring Program offers research assistance and advice to MLA members.
- Discounted MLA Membership fees are offered to international health information practitioners from HINARI-eligible Group A or Group B countries.
Grant Projects
2021 Grant Recipients
- Alison Annet Kinengyere, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Improving the use of Hinari through capacity building in selected R4L institutions in Uganda
- Susan Keller, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
- Enhancing skills on how to access and use Research4Life/HINARI Resources and scientific writing for health professionals at CMHS, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
- Neema Florence Mosha, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology Library, Arusha, Tanzania
- Interactive videos with quizzes to enhance the accessibility and usability of Research4Life electronic resources in Higher Learning Institutions of Tanzania.
- Felicitas Ciabere Ratanya, Egerton University, Kenya
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Scaling up access and utilization of Research4life resources for Graduate Students, Lecturers and Library Staff at Egerton University, Kenya
- Daniel Jesugnon Setondji Bossikponnon, Centre de Recherche Agricole et Promotion des Expertises Rurales/ Agricultural Research Center and Promotion of Rural Expertise, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Project for Research4Life usage scattering among the scientific community in Benin
2020 Grant Recipients
- Francina Ngula Simataa Makondo, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
- Training of Trainers Workshop in the Use of HINARI/GOALI and ARDI Research4Life Resources in Zambia
- Biliamin Oladele Popoola, University Library, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Nigeria
- Continuing Education Course and Training for Nigerian Medical Librarians and Research4Life Workshop
- Deodatus Sabas, Library, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
- Increasing and Promoting the Use of HINARI/Research4Life Resources among Health Care Professionals for Evidence-Based Practice and Systematic Reviews in Tanzania
- Fred Kwaku Hayibor, Library, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana
- Increasing Access and Use of Research4Life HINARI and AGORA Resources by Health and Agriculture Professionals and Students in the Volta Region of Ghana
- Chandra Bhushan Yadav, Library, Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal
- HINARI/Internet Resources Workshop for Librarian and Researchers Improving Access to Research4Life Programmes to Establish Research Culture in Nepal
2019 Grant Recipients
- Karin Saric, Norris Library, University of Southern California–Los Angeles; Sarah Young, Hunt Library, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; Erin RB Eldermire, Flower-Sprecher Library, Veterinary College, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Masimba Clyde Muziringa, College of Health Sciences Library, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe; and Israel Mbekezeli Dabengwa, Library, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Accessing Evidence-based resources and Conducting Systematic Reviews in Resource-limited Settings
- Alan Fricker, St. Thomas’ House Library, St. Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- The project will focus on Hinari training at the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, Sierra Leone (COMAHS).
- Ebele Nkiru Anyaoku, Medical Library, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi, Nigeria
- Training on Online Search for Healthcare Literature Using Research4Life HINARI Resource for Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria
2018 Grant Recipients
- Emily J. Glenn, McGoogan Library of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center–Omaha
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The project will conduct training on HINARI and R4L resources in Gitwe, Rwanda/February 2019 for the University of Gitwe.
- Xan Goodman, AHIP, Lied Library, University of Nevada–Las Vegas and Jill Barr-Walker, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Library, University of California, San Francisco
- By conducting training at the organization’s conference, the project will enhance research capacity for members of the Nigeria Implementation Science Initiative (NISA).
- See September 2018 Report and Evaluation
- Phuntsho Norbu, Faculty of Nursing and Public Health Library, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan
- R4Life training workshop for the librarians of tertiary institutions in Bhutan to improve access to R4Life programs.
- Mboni Amiri Ruzegea, Library Services, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Developing Research4Life interactive online training videos and open learning platform (OLP) to enhance research, teaching-learning experiences in higher learning institutions.
2017 Grant Recipients
- Israel Mbekezeli Dabengwa, Library, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Information Literacy Skills Training and Digital Fluency in HINARI/Research4Life Resources for Healthcare Practitioners
- Irena G. Dryankova-Bond, Blais Family Library, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science–Worcester, USA and Nguyen Hai Ha, Library and Information Center, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Improving Access and Use of HINARI/Research 4Life Resources by Health Professionals in Vietnam
- See October 2018 report.
- Lydia Hull Witman, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia–Charlottesville, USA
- Develop and deliver an integrated program of in-person and remote-site HINARI/R4L training.
- See October 2018 report.
- Sarah Young, Mellon Institute Library, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Building Systematic Review Capacity in Developing World Librarians Using Research4Life Databases
- See June 2018 report.
2016 Grant Recipients
- Martha Cecilia Garcia, Coordinator National Library of Medicine, Honduras, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
- E-Library Training and Access Enhancement to Research For Health Resources, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, 2016-2017
- Karin Saric, Information Services Librarian, Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, USA
- Coordinate and conduct three HINARI workshops that support use of HINARI by specific user groups, and certify local trainers in Ghana.
- See April 2017 report.
- Alemayehu Bisrat, Health Informatics Expert and Project Coordinator, Center for eHealth, College of Health Sciences, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Teaching and Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- HINARI/R4L Training Workshop for Postgraduate students of College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- See April 2018 report.
- Dativa Tibyampansha, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Tanzania and Megan von Isenburg, Duke University, North Carolina, USA
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College – Duke University Collaboration for Online Videos
- See March 2017 report.
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