What is a Health Information Professional?
Using materials and tools that range from traditional print journals to electronic databases and the latest mobile devices, health sciences librarians use innovative strategies to access and deliver critical information for patient care, research, and publication.

About the Profession
Learn about the wide range of expert services health information professionals provide in their institutions.

Is this a Career For You?
Become an essential member of the health care team and impact health research, patient care, and publishing.
About MLA: Who We Are, What We Do
MLA supports medical and health sciences librarians and other information professionals with community engagement, funding, continuing education in health information management, research, and evidence-based practice, and more.

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Director of the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences – University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
February 3, 2025
The University of Iowa has expressly engaged Jack Farrell & Associates (www.jackfarrell.com) to find the winning candidate for this important position. Interested candidates should contact Amy Morse (amy@jackfarrell.com). Please see below for details on the cover letter. Thank you. Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Teaching, Learning, and Research, the Director of the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences provides visionary leadership, ensuring the library …
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Call for MLA ’25 Moderators
The Contributed Content Working Group (CCWG) is seeking moderators for paper and lightning talk sessions during MLA ‘25: Bridging Tradition and Innovation, to be held…
Apply for the 2025 Research Training Institute by February 18
There’s still time to apply for RTI ’25! RTI Assessment Findings have found the RTI Fellowship Program is highly effective in increasing the level of…
Accessing Public Data Removed from US Government Websites
Accompanying the flurry of executive orders since January 20, 2025, is the removal of government agency websites, webpages, and publicly-funded data from government websites—many of…