Check Out Toronto’s Amazing Diversity Of Libraries!
Check Out Toronto’s Amazing Diversity Of Libraries!Toronto’s mosaic is represented in the variety of neighbourhoods, restaurants, and cultural events it houses and the diversity of…
Be Part of the Big Picture! Live streaming interviews at Mosaic ’16
To trial emerging live streaming technologies, such as Periscope or Facebook Live, etc., there will be a live streaming location near the Mosaic ’16 registration…
Twitter Hashtags at Mosaic ’16
Whether you’re at home, or in-person at the conference, following on Twitter is a great way to Be Part of the Big Picture at Mosaic…
Guidelines for Mosaic ’16 Official Bloggers and Tweeters
Mosaic ’16 will feature Official Tweeters and Bloggers to share conference activities and events with meeting attendees and those unable to attend in-person. If you…
MLA/ICS International Visiting Health Information Professionals Program Updates and Pilot Run
Interested in learning medical librarianship from a different cultural perspective, either first-hand or through interaction with a fellow librarian from another country in your own…
Board Transparency: New and Improved
As MLA’s annual meeting and the accompanying MLA Board meeting approach, you may notice a few changes in how we’re sharing board information. These changes…
Toronto’s Gourmet Delivery (from Kathryn Tippell-Smith)
Exhausted from a full day at the conference? Too tired to go out but not in the mood for boring, old room service? Overwhelmed by…
What is the ICLC?
Mosaic / Mosaique – Be part of the big picture / Faites partie due portrait global is a joint meeting Medical Library Association (MLA), the…
Are You Eligible to Visit Canada?
Some people are not allowed to come to Canada, such as individuals who have been convicted of a crime, including driving under the influence (DUI).…
Meeting Preview: Mosaic ’16: Be a Part of the Big Picture: Toronto Neighborhoods
Submitted by Gurpreet K. Rana, 2016 Joint Planning Committee; edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP, Section and SIG News Editor, MLA News Toronto is well…
On Momentum and Threads: Education
Submitted by Teresa L. Knott, AHIP, 2015/16 MLA President-Elect One of the most difficult endeavors to sustain for a volunteer organization is momentum. By the…
Hospital Librarianship Column Note
I thank and publicly acknowledge Nandita S. Mani, AHIP, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, who has stepped down from her role as…
Board Approves 2016 Budget and Business Plan
Click to enlarge Submitted by Chris Shaffer, AHIP, MLA Treasurer, and Ray Naegele, CPA, MLA Director of Financial and Administrative Services In November 2015, the…
MLA Board Highlights: February 2016
Submitted by Kevin Baliozian, MLA Executive Director The MLA Board of Directors met virtually on February 18, 2016. All meetings of the MLA Board are…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP News from the Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter Submitted by Lorraine Porcello and Celeste Moore, Cochairs, Communications Committee,…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP LGBT Health Science Librarians SIG Annual Meeting Announcement Submitted by Emily Vardell and Tony Nguyen, AHIP, Co-Coveners, Lesbian, Gay,…
Member Spotlight: Richard James
Editor’s Note: This month’s column features Richard James, the new MEDLIB-L coordinator. Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2015 First Professional Position: Assistant archivist, Hagley Library…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA Thomas P. Fleming, medical librarian and professor at Columbia University, outlines his thoughts on the nature and individuality…
Personals
Dean Hendrix was named dean of libraries at the University of Texas–San Antonio (UTSA). As dean of UTSA Libraries, he will provide leadership for the…
Bylaws: Where We Are Now
Since beginning to formally solicit feedback from members in early February, the bylaws committee has received many astute comments regarding the changes to the MLA…