Midcontinental Chapter of the
Medical Library Association

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MCMLA Research Award Winners

The MCMLA Research Committee encourages MCMLA chapter members to engage in research activities by sponsoring an annual award for the best paper and best poster that is presented at the annual chapter meeting. The judging of the work is performed by committee members based on published criteria.

Congratulations to our Research Stars!

Omaha 2007
Sponsored by MCMLA

Poster Award

Rebecca S. Graves, MLS, AHIP and Gabriel M. Peterson
J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library - University of Missouri - Columbia
Analyzing Similarity Functions in Ovid MEDLINE and PubMed
Presented on Monday, October 15

Paper Award

Lisa Grabenbauer, M.S., Nancy Woelfl, Ph.D., John R. Windle, M.D. and Roslyn S. Fraser-Maginn, M.A.
McGoogan Library of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center
A Qualitative Analysis of Physician Administrator Attitudes Towards Health Information Technology
Presented on Sunday, October 14

St. Louis 2006
sponsored by MCR-NN/LM

Poster Award

Donghua Tao, Patrick McCarthy, Sandra Borak, Gretchen Dalzell, and Susan Fowler
Medical Center Library at Saint Louis University
"How do I find..." Usability of the Medical Center Library's Web Site: Implications for Redesign

Paper Award--not given

Salt Lake City 2005
sponsored by MCR-NN/LM

Poster Awards

Joyce Condon
Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital Medical Library
Implementation of the Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Model through a Multi-disciplinary NICU Journal Club

Cindy Schmidt
McGoogan Library of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center
and
Andrea Dinkelman
Parks Library, Iowa State University
Guiding Students Past Obstacles on the Bridge to Successful Searching: A Comparison of Two Teaching Methods

Paper Award--not given

Kansas City 2004
sponsored by MCR-NN/LM

Poster Award

Lynn Fortney
EBSCO Information Services
Price History for Core Clinical Journals in Medicine and Nursing

Paper Award

Kay Cimpl Wagner
Wegner Health Science Information Center, University of South Dakota School of Medicine
Evaluating the Effectiveness of CML Programs: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Published: Wagner KC, Byrd GD. Evaluating the effectiveness of clinical medical librarian programs: a systematic review of the literature. J Med Libr Assoc. 2004 Jan;92(1):14-33. PMID: 14762460