Member Spotlight: Erica Lake
Fast Facts:MLA Member Since: 2000First Professional Position: I administered the library and archives for the Dance Notation Bureau, a nonprofit organization in New York City…
Expert Searching: Biomart: A “One-Stop Shop” Data-Mining Tool
Figure 1 Submitted by Rolando Garcia-Milian, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT; edited by Melanie Norton, AHIP Biomedical researchers answer…
2016/17 MLA Election Results
The candidates listed below will assume office at the conclusion of MLA ’16 in Toronto, ON, Canada. MLA 2016/17 election results were certified by Vote…
Come to Toronto. Come Hungry.
One of the nice things about Toronto is the food. There are a variety of food related events – my personal favourite is Winterlicious, on now! –…
Revitalizing Institutional Memberships
In 1898, one of the compelling reasons for MLA’s birth was “the exchange of duplicate publications” among the association’s institutional members. Access to the MLA…
5 Reasons You Won’t Want to Miss Mosaic ’16!
There are just 17 weeks until “Mosaic ’16: Be Part of the Big Picture.” Will you be there? Here are five reasons why you should…
We Need an International Strategy
Last March, when MLA leadership canceled MLA’s longstanding institutional membership with the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), several members were disappointed. Leadership’s rationale was…
Member Spotlight: LeAnn Boyce
Editor’s note: This month’s column features a unique category of MLA member: a student member! We hope you enjoy this, and we plan to feature…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP 2015 Midcontinental Chapter Virtual Meeting Submitted by Angela Spencer, Advocacy Chair, Midcontinental Chapter A virtual meeting—some said it couldn’t…
MLA Board Highlights: November 2015
Submitted by Kevin Baliozian, MLA Executive Director The MLA Board of Directors met November 16 and 17, 2015, in Chicago, IL. All meetings of the…
As Overheard in Toronto…
Submitted by Gurpreet K. Rana, 2016 Joint Planning Committee; edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP We hope you are getting excited about Mosaic ’16, the…
Logistics: Getting around Toronto
The conference hotel is located within an easy walk of the Metro Convention Centre and various shops, attractions, and restaurants downtown. If you plan on…
Logistics: Getting to the Conference Hotel
You’ve booked your flight and the hotel, but when you arrive in Toronto your best way to get to the conference hotel will depend on…
Librarians without Borders®/MLA Training Initiative Expands with Elsevier Foundation Support
By Gurpreet K. Rana, Chair, and Lenny Rhine, FMLA, E-Library Training Coordinator, Librarians without Borders® Committee Knowledge is power, as they say. And information delivery systems…
Integrating Technology
By Michelle Kraft, President, and Teresa Knott, President-Elect Clarifying organizational structure is a key component of the MLA strategic goal 1. Over the last year,…
The Education Department Is Off the Blocks!
Full speed ahead. Exactly! Readers of this blog will know that the MLA Board has established a strategic goal of serving the mission and growth of…
Riding the Wave of Change
by Teresa L. Knott, AHIP, and Heidi Heilemann,AHIP, MLA Board of Directors In February 2015, the MLA Board of Directors had their first meeting with…
Sneak Peek: Your Board at Work
This week, the MLA Board did its first semi-annual evaluation of the strategic goals adopted in spring 2015. The consensus? We’ve come a long way,…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP Consumer and Patient Health Information Section Submitted by Catherine R. Hogan Smith, AHIP, Immediate Past Chair, Consumer and Patient…
Chapter News: Call for Chapter Annual Meeting Favorite Things
Editor’s note: As we went to press for this issue many chapters were in the middle of or looking forward to their annual meetings. We…