Awards

Awards Committee Information

Conference Scholarships

• ILA Fall conference scholarship application
• ILA/ACRL Mary Iber Spring conference scholarship application

Awards and Grants

ILA/ACRL Research Award - Given in even years (2016)

• 2016 application process
• Previous Winners
  • 2016 -- Phil Jones, Julia Bauder, and Kevin Engel, Grinnell College, "Mixed or complementary messages: Making the most of unexpected assessment results." In College & Research Libraries, 77(2), 197-211.
  • 2014 -- Jeffrey Kushkowski, Iowa State University, "Developing a Core List of Journals in an Interdisciplinary Area: Implications for Academic Faculty and Librarians Demonstrated in the Business Literature." In Library Resources and Technical Services, 57 (1), 51-65, 2013. Co-authored by Charles B. Shrader, Iowa State University.
  • 2012 -- Jean Donham, University of Northern Iowa, "Mental Models of Research: Generating Authentic Questions," College Teaching, 58: 8–14, 2010, co-authored by Jill Heinrich and Kerry Bostwick of Cornell College.
  • 2010 -- Canovan, Becky, Anne Marie Gruber, Mary Anne Knefel, & Michele McKinlay. “Many Voices, One Goal: Measuring Student Success through Partnerships in the Core Curriculum.” In Collaborative Information Literacy Assessments: Strategies for Evaluating Teaching and Learning, edited by T. P. Mackey & T. E. Jacobson, 175-211. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2009.
  • 2008 -- Karen Lehman, "Assessment of Student Learning from Reference Service," co-authored by Jill Gremmels; published in 2007 in College and Research Libraries 68 (6): 488-501.

Public Relations/Marketing Award - Given in odd years (2015)

• 2017 application process 
• Previous Winners
  • 2015 -- Clarke University (proposal (PDF), update)
  • 2013 -- University of Iowa (proposal (PDF))
  • 2011 -- Loras College (proposal (PDF))
  • 2007 -- Charles C. Myers Library, The University of Dubuque (proposal, pdf)

Logo & Marketing Materials Design Award - One-time award (2015)

• Description