Call for Award Nominations
The association has a proud tradition of recognizing members who have significantly contributed to the field of health sciences librarianship and advanced the goals of…
Why You Should Apply to Become a ‘25-’26 Rising Star
Submitted by: Annabelle Nuñez, Rising Stars 2024-2025 Program Director If you aspire to a leadership role in MLA and you want to develop your leadership…
Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Cohort of the MLA Rising Star Program!
Submitted by: Annabelle Nuñez We are excited to announce that Sunny Chung, John Mokonyama, Angela Murrell, and Kay Strahan have been selected for the prestigious…
Call for 2024 JMLA Virtual Projects
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) Virtual Projects Section Advisory Committee is seeking current, innovative, and notable technology projects in health sciences libraries…
Congratulations to the Hospital Library Caucus Members Honored at the MLA 2024 Awards
It’s been a fantastic year for Hospital Library Caucus (HLC) member contributions across MLA, and a number of our members were honored at this year’s…
MLA Fellowship and Honorary Membership
MLA fellowship is awarded to MLA members for sustained and outstanding contributions to health sciences librarianship and to the advancement of the purposes of the…
2024 MLA President’s Awards
Each year, the President’s Award is given to MLA members or groups who have engaged in service to the mission and vision of the organization…
Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) New and Renewing Members
Achieving membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) is an important professional milestone. The Academy congratulates the following new members and those who…
Finding Journals that Accept Case Reports Just Got Easier
Jumpstart your search for journals that accept case reports with this new list of over 1,000 journals spanning over 100 specialties. Curated by a team…
Be Well MLA – Real Love: Enabling Fierce Self-Compassion
The Be Well MLA initiative promotes wellness and well-being among members of the Medical Library Association. Every month, MLA members are invited to participate in…
Advocating for Authorship: Librarians and Information Professionals as Authors on Evidence Synthesis Publications
This blog post was coauthored by Emily A. Brennan. Despite making significant intellectual contributions to systematic reviews and evidence synthesis publications, and meeting authorship criteria…
JMLA Goes All Digital in 2023
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) will only be available in digital formats starting with the 2023 editions. The decision was made collaboratively,…
MLA Welcomes New JMLA Co-Editors-in-Chief
The JMLA Editor-in-Chief Search Committee and MLA Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Jill T. Boruff, AHIP, Liaison Librarian, Schulich Library…
JMLA Author Interview: Stephanie M. Swanberg
Stephanie M. Swanberg is the lead author on the article “A health education outreach partnership between an academic medical library and public library: lessons learned…
JMLA Author Interview: Lucy Kiester and Clara Turp
Lucy Kiester and Clara Turp cowrote the article “Artificial intelligence behind the scenes: PubMed’s Best Match algorithm,” which just published in the most recent issue…
JMLA Editor-in-Chief Transitions to New Role
Please thank Katherine Akers for her service to MLA as she steps down from the role of JMLA editor-in-chief and transitions to a new career outside medical…
Announcing New JMLA Editorial Board Members
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) is pleased to announce our new editorial board members for 2021–2024. These individuals are ready to use…
New JMLA Assistant, Obituaries, and Social Media Editors Announced
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) is pleased to announce new additions to our editorial team! Thane Chambers is a new assistant editor.…
JMLA’s Equity Initiative: An Update
In 2020, the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) launched an initiative aimed at providing more equitable opportunities for authors, reviewers, and editorial team…
JMLA Equity Work Group
In October 2020, the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) Equity Work Group solicited both the Latinx Caucus and the African American Medical Librarians…