Hello Everyone, 

I hope you all had a wonderful, inspiring, and scenic conference last week. Congratulations to our award winners, presenters, and first-time attendees. We’re already getting to work on next year’s conference so let the ideas ruminate and get ready for submissions next year.

Caucus News

1. There are several officer positions open for nominations

1. Vice-Chair/Incoming Chair
2. Secretary
3. Conference Planning Vice-Chair
4. MLA Credentialing Liaison
5. Government Relations, New York

If you are interested, please contact Denise Smith (she/her: dsmith@brocku.ca)  to inquire about descriptions, lengths of commitments, and elections.

Continuing Education

Registration is open to enter the lottery for the University of Michigan's Systematic Review Course in April 2024: Lottery registration is due by January 10th, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET: 

https://www.lib.umich.edu/research-and-scholarship/library-workshops-and-credit-courses/systematic-reviews-workshop/registration-and-fees

Scholarships & Grants

There are numerous scholarships and grants accepting applications right now, many of which have November 15^th deadlines. These can be easily overlooked in your emails, so consider your projects and what you could possibly be eligible for. Good luck!

• ·         The Broering Latinx Heritage Grant awards $1,000 annually to a person of Latinx ethnicity, or a person who has an interest in Latinx community information services. Librarians who want to pursue a professional activity in the latest medical information services using the latest technical formats are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is November 15. Information on the grant, criteria, and the online application can be found here: https://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=306  Please contact Jury Chair, Jason Burton [jtburton@library.ucla.edu] with any questions. 

·         Hospital Libraries Professional Development Grant: https://www.mlanet.org/page/hospital-libraries-section/mla-professional-development-grants Application deadline: November 15^th.

·         MLA is now accepting applications for the 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. More than one grant can be awarded each year, and the amount can range from $100 to $1,000. Application Deadline November 15^th.

Acknowledgments

Congratulations to Nell Aronoff of the University of Buffalo’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. On October 26^th, Nell was named the recipient of the 2023 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship. She has held numerous roles with both UNYOC and the MLA, and this chapter is so proud of her achievements. You can read more about her career and this accomplishment here.