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
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Mark Your Calendar: MLA Annual Business Meeting
MLA members are invited to attend the associationโs virtual Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., central time.
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Hospital Library Caucus 2025-2026 Activities
Submitted by: Carlos Fernandez Dear Hospital Library Caucus Members, Mark your calendars; the upcomingย HLC Annual Business Meetingย will take place on Monday, April 27 at 2:00













