MLA Communities Transition Team Appointed
In November 2018, the Communities Strategic Goal Task Force, chaired by Rikke Sarah Ogawa, presented a proposal to the MLA Board of Directors for a…
MLA Board Meeting Highlights: November 2018
The MLA Board of Directors met on November 8 and 9, 2018 in Chicago, IL. All meetings of the MLA Board are open to members,…
It’s Called Predatory Publishing for a Reason!
One of the outcomes of the open access publishing phenomenon has been the proliferation of what has come to be known as predatory journals. This…
Learning from librarians in many languages at Állatorvostudományi Egyetem in Budapest, Hungary: a summary from Kris Alpi
By Kristine Alpi, AHIP The Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship supported part of my travel to the University of Veterinary Medicine in Budapest,…
Developments Fall 2018 v. 30 #1
Table of Contents Hello from Your Editors Message From the ChairGet to know CDS membersRecent Publications of InterestKeeping CurrentCDS Related ConferencesBlast from the PastFun Facts…
Developments Newsletter Spring 2018 v. 29 # 2
(Newsletter Editors Christine Willis and Mary Shultz originally shared this issue of Developments via the section’s forum in 2018. It is now being translated into…
Developments Spring 2017 v. 28 #3
(Newsletter Editors Christine Willis and Mary Shultz originally shared this issue of Developments via the section’s forum in 2017. It is now being translated into…
CDS Newsletter Fall 2017 vol. 29 #1
Developments Fall 2017 v. 29 #1 Hello from Your Editors This Summer and Fall have been busy for both of us and we imagine other CDS…
Report from InSight Summit 2: How Can Librarians, Publishers, and Providers of Discovery and Management Tools Collaborate to More Effectively Communicate the Value of Information?
Submitted by Nadine Dexter, AHIP, Harriet F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library, University of Central Florida–Orlando; Deborah Harris, F1000, London, United Kingdom; Emma Cryer Heet, AHIP,…
RTI Fellows Share Experiences at NNLM MCR Webinar
Liz Kellermeyer and Alicia Lillich, 2018 Research Training Institute (RTI) fellows and members of the MidContinental Region (MCR) of the National Network of Libraries of…
Report from InSight Summit 2: How Information Providers and Libraries Can Collaborate in Supporting Users in Developing Information Literacy through the Research/Publishing Life Cycle
Submitted by Priya Arora, Wolters Kluwer; John Gallagher, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Tracy Gardner, Renew Publishing Consultants; Susan…
RTI Fellow Shares Experience in Blog
Elizabeth Suelzer, 2018 Research Training Institute (RTI) fellow, recently participated in the RTI program in Chicago and shared her experience for the Wisconsin Health Sciences…
Visualizing the Research Topics of 2018 Research Training Institute Applicants
As part of the 2018 application process for the Research Training Institute (RTI), applicants submitted a list of keywords or phrases that describe the topics…
First RTI Workshop in Chicago a Great Success!
The inaugural Research Training Institute (RTI) was held July 9–13, 2018, at the Library of Health Sciences-Chicago, University of Illinois–Chicago. During the RTI, nationally recognized…
Christine Willis Named MLA News Editor
Atlanta resident Christine Willis, AHIP, is the new editor of the MLA News, the bimonthly MLA member publication. Willis will serve a three-year term beginning…
Update from the Communities Task Force
The Communities Strategic Goal Task Force thanks the many members who provided thoughtful feedback and contributed additional content to the proposed model that was released…
Report from the InSight Initiative Summit: Imagining the Ideal Social Networking Site for Collaboration and Sharing
Submitted by Richard Gallagher, Annual Reviews; Linné Girouard, AHIP, Library, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Steven Heffer, Wolters Kluwer; and Rich Lampert, Doody Consulting, Philadelphia,…
Report from the InSight Initiative Summit: Leveraging Specialized Discovery Tools to Maximize User Engagement
Submitted by Caitlin Cricco, Springer Nature, New York, NY; Nadine Dexter, AHIP, Harriet F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library, University of Central Florida–Orlando; Donna Gibson, Medical…
Applications for InSight Initiative Summit 2 Sought
The InSight Initiative Task Force is pleased to announce that applications are now being sought for the second InSight Initiative Summit, “Meeting the Evolving Information…