Hospital Librarianship: How Was I Affected by Downsizing?
Edited by Angela SpencerGood question. Worth pondering. Huge paradigm shift.I never imagined that my medical library would be downsized. At the time of writing, construction…
Expert Searching: Can Learning PubMed Be…Fun?
Submitted by Robin O’Hanlon and Rebecca Snyder, Levy Library, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; edited by Melanie Norton Are you…
FYI: Changes
The “battle” over copyright Who has the right to settle copyright? A battle on the subject is materializing in the Capital pitting opponents against each…
Jean P. Shipman, AHIP, FMLA, Receives the 2017 Marcia C. Noyes Award
The highest honor that MLA confers is the Marcia C. Noyes Award. Jean P. Shipman, AHIP, FMLA, executive director, Knowledge Management and Spencer S. Eccles…
Post Conference Blues, or: What to Do With the Information You Learn at MLA
With thanks to super-tweeter Emily Hurst, I’ll be attempting to tackle the question that your supervisor probably asks every time you turn in your conference…
Capturing the Excitement: Before You Leave – When You Get Home
One thing I hear and see in social media from MLA participants is that even though people are excited by all the ideas and energy,…
Takeaways from Seattle
I have been coming to MLA for 3 reasons — see longtime buddies, make new buddies and pick up a pearl or two of wisdom.…
Learning through Networking
One of my favorite ways to learn is through networking and MLA ’17 has offered lot’s of opportunities to do just that. At each event I’ve…
Business Meeting and President’s speech
MLA members have seen many changes this past year. From the movement of publications from a primarily print to a digital format to the creation…
Hospital Libraries Section to Plan Strategically
Delicious fruit, cheese and crackers substituted for ice cream at the HLS Business Meeting. The Scroll of Exemplary Service started in 2002 now extends to…
Looking Inside Ourselves
Mindful practice has been around for many years but has really come to the forefront of medicine in recent years as the compassionate connection between…
Wanted: Adventure Librarian
Can you imagine what the job description looks like for an adventure librarian? What are the requirements? Education or experience? I suspect that the line…
MLA’17 New Members and First-Time Attendees Program and Breakfast
Hello everyone! I am both a first-time attendee and first-time guest blogger. Since this is my first time attending the MLA annual meeting, I decided…
Clinical Reference Essentials for Everyday Practice
I had a great time during the Welcome Reception last night, meeting other librarians and chatting with vendors (and collecting pens!). I spent some time…
Coffee at the Convention Center
Have an early morning meeting at MLA’17 and need coffee and pastry? Here are some options in the convention center lobbies: Espresso Caffé Dior…
MLA Communities: What Are Our Guiding Principles? We Need Your Input!
The MLA Communities Strategic Goal Task Force has been working on our charge (see [Link removed (Strengthening Our Communities: A Solid Foundation)] by Teresa L.…
MLA’17 Parking
Parking Are you driving to the MLA Annual Meeting and looking for parking options other than at the convention center? Make trip planning easier by…
Featured Speakers
Highlighting the MLA’17 theme: Dream, Dare, Do are our featured speakers: Sunday, May 28th, 10:30 – 11:55 am John P McGovern Award Lecturer: Julie…
MLA Board Approves 2017 Budget and Business Plan
[Link removed ()] Click to enlarge Submitted by Chris Shaffer, AHIP, MLA Treasurer, and Ray Naegele, CPA, MLA Director of Financial and Administrative Services In…
MLA and AAHSL Recommend NLM FY 2018 Funding
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries have recommended that the National Library of Medicine receive at least $412,097,000 in FY…