Rittenhouse Jury Award

Posted October 15, 2014

Posted on behalf of Catherine Boss, Jury Chair, Rittenhouse Award

Please encourage a current library student, recent graduate, or trainee in an internship program to submit an unpublished paper they authored for the 2015 Rittenhouse Award:

Criteria: The award is presented annually for the best unpublished paper, web-based project, video, or resource on health sciences librarianship or informatics submitted by a student enrolled in an ALA-accredited program of library and information studies, or a trainee in an internship program in health sciences librarianship or informatics. Submitted works may be bibliographical, issue or topic- based, or report the results of research. The submission must have been written during the student’s course work toward a graduate degree in library science or during an internship program, and during the eighteen-month period preceding the deadline for submissions. The submission must follow the format specified in the announcements.

A $500.00 cash award is sent after the annual meeting and a certificate is presented at the Annual Meeting. The recipient’s meeting registration is underwritten by the Association.

Deadline for submission of paper:  November 1

Instructions to Applicants:

Submissions can be bibliographical, issue/opinion, or research in nature. Papers must be typed, double-spaced, one side of the paper only. The title of the paper must appear at the head of the manuscript. Web-based projects must be copied on one side of the paper only with the URL on the first page. The name, official title, address, telephone and e-mail address of the author must appear on a separate cover sheet, but no place else on the manuscript to expedite blind judging. A 150-word abstract must be included on a separate sheet of paper.

Professional Development Department

Medical Library Association, 65 E. Wacker Place, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL  60601, (312) 419-9094, FAX: (312) 419-8950
E-mail:  [email protected]

If you have any questions, please contact Catherine Boss, Jury Chair, Rittenhouse Award,  at [email protected]
Catherine M. Boss, MSLS, AHIP
Coordinator, Library Services
1945 Route 33
 Neptune, NJ  07754
. voice: 732-776-4266; fax: 732-776-4530