Winners Named for the 2007 EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grants

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, U.S.A. – March 20, 2007 – EBSCO Information Services and the Medical Library Association (MLA) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grants.

They are:

• Agnes Chikonzo, College of Health Sciences Library, University of Zimbabwe, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe
• Ladonna Guillot, Baton Rouge Nursing Library, Southeastern Louisiana University, Baton Rouge, La.
• Maureen Knapp, John P. Isché Library, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
• Lauren Young, Rowland Medical Library, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Miss.

The grant, which subsidizes conference costs for first-time attendees, enables MLA members who are new to the profession to attend the association’s annual meeting. The award provides up to $1,000 for travel and conference-related expenses.

“EBSCO is pleased to award these outstanding health sciences librarians with the EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grants,” said Lynn Fortney, MLS, vice president and biomedical division director, EBSCO. “Their potential for contributions to the profession is evident, and I am confident their participation at this year’s MLA Annual Meeting will provide them opportunities to connect with other librarians, learn about new technologies and services and participate in programs that will inspire new ideas for connecting health care providers to the information they need for superior patient care.”

Applicants must be currently employed as health sciences librarians and have between two and five years’ experience working in a health sciences library. For more information about this award, visit http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/index.html.

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