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.

Ways We Serve Health Information Professionals
Upcoming Events
North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries 2025 Annual Conference
Pacific Northwest Chapter Annual Conference – Virtual – Nov 5th & 6th
The Survey Says: A Social Hour for New Members!
Leveraging AI Tools to Summarize Research Articles Webinar
Featured News
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Tick Tock…Time to Submit your MLA ’26 Proposals!
One week to go until the deadline! Paper and Immersion Session proposals for MLA ’26: Cultured Collaborations in Milwaukee are due by November 6, 2025. We encourage you…
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[Deadline Extended] Submit Your MLA ’26 Proposal by November 6
The deadline to submit your paper or immersion session proposal for MLA ’26 has been extended to Thursday, November 6, 2025. This extension gives you…
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You’re Invited to a Spooky Hospital Library Hangout!
Submitted by: Carlos Fernandez Hey there! The Hospital Library Caucus is throwing a virtual Halloween bash and we’d love for you to join us…if you…











