Member Spotlight: Nancy Tannery
Editor’s note: This issue features the new column editor for the Leadership and Management column, which is filled each year by the MLA Leadership and…
2016/17 MLA Election Candidates Announced
MLA is pleased to announce the slate for the upcoming 2016/17 election. The MLA Nominating Committee, chaired by MLA Past President Dixie A. Jones, AHIP,…
Boosting MLA’s Education, Part 2: A New Director
A few weeks ago, we talked about the big plans in the works for improving the educational opportunities MLA offers, how they’re organized, and how they’re…
7 Things to Try on the New MLANET
It’s a website! And an association management system, and a community platform… Yesterday afternoon, MLA welcomed a new arrival: the new website. We’ll introduce you…
Upping Our Online Learning Game
Can we improve your online learning experience beyond the traditional webinar? Yes, by adding student/teacher interaction into the instructional design. This summer, MLA held its…
MLA supports the FY 2016 budget
MLA has joined 2,500 organizations in sending a letter to Congress urging: that sequestration be replaced with a balanced approach to deficit reduction; and that sequestration…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP New Reis International Cooperation Section IFLA Annual Meeting Grant Submitted by Megan von Isenburg, AHIP, Chair, International Cooperation Section…
Chapter News: Midcontinental Chapter Connects Virtually
Submitted by Heather L. Brown, AHIP, Cochair, 2015 Annual Meeting, Midcontinental Chapter; edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP Editor’s Note: You may have seen in…
Member Spotlight: Patricia F. Morris, AHIP
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2006First Professional Position: Medical librarian, Medical Library, Mercy Hospital, Fort Smith, ARCurrent Position: Medical librarian, Medical Library, Mercy Hospital, Fort…
Expert Searching: The Outer Bull
Submitted by Daniel Wilson, Associate Director, Collections & Library Services, and Library Liaison for the School of Nursing, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of…
2015 Scholarship and Grant Recipients Honored
The Awards Ceremony and Luncheon was held on Monday, May 18, during MLA ’15 in Austin, TX. At that time, MLA awarded grants and scholarships…
MLA and AAHSL weigh in on the NIH-wide Strategic Plan
MLA and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have submitted comments and recommendations to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on a framework for…
MLA Board Highlights: November 2014
Submitted by Carla J. Funk, CAE, MLA Executive Director The MLA Board of Directors met November 17 and 18, 2014, in Chicago, IL. All meetings…
Member Spotlight: Brenda M. Linares, AHIP
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: January 2008First Professional Position: National Library of Medicine (NLM) Associate FellowCurrent Position: Outreach librarian and coordinator of research assistants at…
Librarians without Limits: Keynote Presentations for MLA ’15 in Austin
Submitted by Sandra I. Martin, AHIP, and Jonquil Feldman, AHIP, Cochairs, 2015 National Program Committee The 2015 National Program Committee has selected a distinguished array…
Efficiency, Stability, Recognition, Resolution: Carla J. Funk Retires as Executive Director of MLA
Submitted by J. Michael Homan, AHIP, FMLA, Chair, Librarians without Borders® Advisory Committee; Chair, MLA Fellows Group; and MLA President, 2000−2001 Carla J. Funk, CAE,…
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Consumer Health: Health Authority and Public Library Partner in Nova Scotia to Increase Access
Submitted by Lara Killian, AHIP, Nova Scotia Hospital Library, Capital Health, Halifax, NS, Canada; edited by Jana C. Liebermann Halifax Public Libraries (HPL) partnered with…
T minus Thirtysomething Days
It’s crunch time. MLA headquarters staff are working hard to prepare the new MLANET for launch in September. This week and next, the focus is…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP University of Southern California−Los Angeles Libraries Dean Catherine Quinlan, Nancy Olmos, and Annie Hughes-Thompson (left to right) Nancy Olmos…