The HLS/MLA Professional Development Grant,
SPONSORED BY THE HOSPITAL LIBRARIES SECTION OF MLA

Hospital and clinical librarians: Are you seeking funding to attend a meeting, further your professional education or conduct research? The HLS/MLA Professional Development Grant is intended to encourage participation in professional programs or to support reimbursement for expenses incurred in conducting scientific research; to aid librarians working in hospitals and other clinical care settings to develop and acquire knowledge and skills as described in Platform for Change (MLA's Educational Policy Statement) and Using Scientific Evidence to Improve Information Practice (MLA's Research Policy Statement).

The deadline for the next grant award is August 1, 2005.
For further information and an application, contact Lisa Fried at (312) 419-9094, Ext 28, or email at mlapd2@mlahq.or