{"id":50,"date":"2015-04-06T21:51:12","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T21:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncnmlg.mlanet.org\/main\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2023-05-15T11:27:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:27:07","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncnmlg.mlanet.org\/main\/?page_id=50","title":{"rendered":"Grants & Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCNMLG Professional Development Grant<\/strong>
\nThe NCNMLG Professional Development grant program has been created to support NCNMLG members\u2019 professional development activities including attendance at classes, conferences and meetings and to provide NCNMLG members with the opportunity to increase their competence in the theoretical, administrative and\/or technical aspects of librarianship and information management.<\/p>\n

Eligibity:
\nApplicants must be a regular member of NCNMLG.<\/p>\n

Awards:
\nNCNMLG distributes $4,000 in awards per year, $2,000 in the spring and $2,000 in the fall. There is a limit of $1,000 on each individual award.<\/p>\n

Requirements:
\nPersons given the award must complete the program within a twelve-month period. Once the program has been completed, the awardee must write a short article for the NCNMLG blog on their experience, or deliver a presentation during an NCNMLG membership meeting. Failure to complete the program or to submit an article\/deliver a presentation within the given time will result in the awardee being required to return the funds to NCNMLG.<\/p>\n

Application Deadlines:
\nCalls for proposals are typically sent in the spring and fall of each year.<\/p>\n

Apply here<\/a><\/p>\n

Rubric for Professional Development Grant<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ysabel Bertolucci Award for Professional Excellence<\/b> (previously known as: NCNMLG Award for Professional Excellence)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The NCNMLG Award for Professional Excellence was established in 1991, and the first award was presented to Ysabel Bertolucci in October of 1992. The purpose of this award is to recognize members for long-term contributions to NCNMLG and to health sciences librarianship. Criteria for the award include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Candidate has <\/span>demonstrated sustained and excellent achievement and made significant <\/span>contributions towards the advancement of health sciences librarianship.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Candidate has demonstrated distinguished service in health sciences librarianship in the areas of mentoring and service to the profession, institution, and\/or community.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Candidate is a member (active or emeritus) of NCNMLG at the time of nomination and has been an active contributor to NCNMLG, which could include serving on committees, holding elected positions, and participating in Joint Meeting planning.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Recipients receive a check for $350.00 and a commemorative plaque.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Rubric for Ysabel Bertolucci Award for Professional Excellence<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Please submit your nominations via email to: cosharifi at usfca.edu in the form of a brief narrative describing the nominee\u2019s contributions to health sciences librarianship and NCNMLG. Note that your nomination form, or excerpts from your nomination form, will be shared with MLA\/NCNMLG membership in celebration of the awardee if your nominee is selected for this award.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Past recipients of the NCNMLG Ysabel Bertolucci Award for Professional Excellence<\/strong><\/em>:
    \n2023 <\/strong>Mike\u00a0Liddicoat
    \n2022 No award presented
    \n2021<\/strong> Claire Sharifi
    \n2020 <\/strong>Heidi Heilmann
    \n2018<\/strong> Xan Goodman
    \n2017<\/strong> Michelle Lieggi
    \n2014<\/strong> Judith Mills
    \n2013<\/strong> Marcus Banks
    \n2011 No award presented
    \n2010 No award presented
    \n2009<\/strong> Peggy Tahir
    \n2008 No award presented
    \n2007 No award presented
    \n2006<\/strong> Terri Malmgren
    \n2005<\/strong> Anne Shew
    \n2004<\/strong> Maryann Zaremska
    \n2003<\/strong> Linda Grix
    \n2002<\/strong> Rebecca Davis
    \n2001<\/strong> Dorrie Slutsker
    \n2000<\/strong> George McGregor
    \n1999<\/strong> Justine Roberts
    \n1998 No award Presented
    \n1997<\/strong> Nancy Zinn
    \n1996<\/strong> Jo Anne Boorkman
    \n1995<\/strong> Leonard Shapiro
    \n1994<\/strong> Jacqueline Wilson
    \n1993 No award presented
    \n1992<\/strong> Ysabel Bertolucci<\/p>\n

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    NCNMLG Member of the Year Award<\/b><\/p>\n

    The NCNMLG Member of the Year Award was established in 2021. The purpose of this award is to recognize members for their work on an individual project that <\/span>benefits NCNMLG and its members<\/span>. Project examples could include serving as chair of a Joint Meeting or publication of an article important to the field, among others. Criteria for the award include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n