The Louise Darling Award is presented annually to recognize distinguished achievement in collection development in the health sciences. The award honors Louise Darling's significant accomplishment in this professional specialty. Individual nominees must be members of MLA. Institutions or groups of individuals may be nominated as long as at least one person in the group is a member of MLA. Nominations may be made for overall distinction or leadership within collection development, production of a definitive publication related to collection development, the teaching of collection development, for the development of an extraordinary national information resource or collection in any format (e.g. printed materials, audiovisuals, electronic files, etc.) or for any other collection development activity deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors, the Awards Committee, and the Louise Darling Award Jury. Nominations are accepted from the MLA membership at large and from the members of the Louise Darling Award Jury. The Darling Jury will review nominations and award points based on achievements, leadership, cooperative efforts, and service. A current resume or curriculum vitae for individuals and appropriate background information for institutions; and any further information which may assist the jury in the evaluation of the nomination and the selection of the recipient(s) must be submitted. Up to three letters of support may be included with the nomination. Please visit the award's website or contact the Medical Library Association for more information.