Anne Harrison Award
Commemorating Anne Harrison, the award is a $3000 contribution to a research project in health librarianship
History
Miss Anne Harrison (1923-1992) was librarian-in-charge of the Brownless Medical Library at the University of Melbourne (1949-1983), and founder of the Central Medical Library Organization (1953-1994). She helped pioneer the introduction of Medline into Australia, and was a founder of the Australian Medical Librarians Group in the early 1970s, and later of the LAA Medical Librarians Section (now ALIA Health Libraries Australia). An ALIA Fellowship was conferred on her at the State Library of Victoria on 21st June 1989 by Averill Edwards, ALIA President.
Anne was extremely humbled by all the attention focused on her but albeit delighted to have many of her former colleagues present. Afterwards, seventeen librarians shared a delicious banquet with her. They gave her a picturesque anthology of Australian gardening and a signed card as a memento of the dinner. Anne sent her thanks to Janet Riches, Secretary, Medical Libraries Section.
The Anne Harrison Award was established to commemorate her work, and to encourage others to make their own contribution to the development of health librarianship.
Award Recipients
Between 1987 and 2003 the Award was presented to individuals at the biennial national health libraries conferences. For a limited time in alternate years between the conferences (2000-5) a smaller, alternate year award was also available twice to fund a continuing education activity that was widely applicable to health librarians.
Guidelines
The Award
The sum of $3000 has been made available by the Fund Trustees for:
- A research project which will increase the understanding of health librarianship in Australia;
- Exploring the potential for the further development of health librarianship in Australia;
- Assistance towards enrichment of knowledge and skills of Australian health sciences librarians, including funding to help meet expenses of an approved course of study or study tour, or to help meet expenses arising from a publication in the field of Australian health librarianship.
Application Guidelines
Format:
- The application should deal with one specific project only
- The preferred method of delivery is by e-mail. If a hard copy is submitted, one original and two other copies are required.
- Send to the Secretary, Anne Harrison Award (please remove .nospam from address)
Content:
- Details of principal applicant (name, address, qualifications)
- Details of other applicants (if applicable)
- Title of project
- Description (eg aims, methods, processes etc)
- Outcome (eg publication, completed study etc)
- Proposed start date and expected duration
- Significance (the anticipated practical benefits)
- Plan and timeframe
- Itemized budget (including staff, travel, equipment etc)
- Amount of funding sought (up to $3000)
- Financial support sought or obtained from other sources (if any)
- Referees (x 2)
- Curriculum Vitae of applicant(s)
Conditions:
- The Award is not limited to ALIA members
- Current Health Libraries Australia executive members, Award Administrators and Trustees are ineligible to apply
- The decision of the Administrators in making the Award is final
- The Award will be announced at the most appropriate national health libraries event in the relevant year; and via email to the aliaHEATH e-list and through ALIA electronic and print publications
- Successful applicant(s) are to complete an Acceptance of Award form within ninety days of conferral
- The recipient(s) must submit the completed research, project or other report as agreed, or a progress report, within 12 months of receiving the Award. Thereafter progress reports are required every 6 months until completion. The Administrators reserve the right to withhold/withdraw funds if progress is not as negotiated and/or not acceptable to them
Closing date:
This Award will next be offered in 2009 with 31 July 2009 as the proposed closing date. The winner will be announced during the ICML Conference in Brisbane 31st Aug–4th Sept 2009 http://www.icml2009.com
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