Ferimer and Colleagues Awarded by MLA

Suzanne Ferimer

The Association of Vision Science Librarians (AVSL) has been honored with the Louise Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences by the Medical Library Association (MLA). Suzanne Ferimer, optometry library coordinator at the University of Houston Libraries, is a member of the AVSL Standards Work Group, which published the award-winning paper titled “Standards for Vision Science Libraries: 2014 Revision.”

AVSL is a SIG of both the MLA and the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO).

“It is with great pleasure that the Board of Directors of the Medical Library Association joins us in offering our heartfelt congratulations on Association of Vision Science Librarians selection as the recipient of the 2016 Louise Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences, one of MLA’s highest honors,” wrote MLA president Michelle Kraft and executive director Kevin Baliozian. “The association’s contributions are laying the foundation for MLA’s second century of excellence and achievement in the health information profession.”

Along with Ferimer, members of the Standards work group are Karen Lamson of MCPHS University, C. Brooke Caldwell of Southern College of Optometry, Chris Nims of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Kristen Motte of New England College of Optometry.