The CAPHIS Outstanding Consumer Health Information Service Award is presented annually by the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of consumer health librarianship. The recipient of the award will be presented with a plaque and a $500 cash award at the CAPHIS business meeting at the MLA annual meeting.
Nominations are being sought for this individual achievement award. It is preferred that nominees be members of MLA and CAPHIS. Nominations may be made for overall distinction or leadership in the field of consumer health librarianship, for the production of a definitive publication related to consumer health librarianship, for the development of an extraordinary national information resource on consumer health, and for any other achievements in consumer health librarianship deemed appropriate by the CAPHIS Board and the CAPHIS Award Committee. Nominations should be sent to the chair of the CAPHIS Award Committee (Steven Douglas, <sdouglas@hshsl.umaryland.edu>) by email attachment. Please include “CAPHIS Award” in the subject line. Please contact Steven for important nomination information and forms.
NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 1.
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