A Librarian can help in a crisis
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Medical Library Education: Celebrating Health Sciences Libraries!
Medical library education—and all forms of librarianship really—revolve around, as well as depend upon, the universal goodwill of core stakeholders to help foster positive patron…
Personals: Lindsay E. Blake, AHIP, Receives the NNLM SCR 2019 Emerging Leader Award
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NNLM SCR), is proud to announce that Lindsay E. Blake, AHIP, UAMS Library, University of…
RTI Fellow Shares Experience in South Central Connection
John Bourgeois, AHIP, 2019 Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians (RTI) Fellow, recently shared the experiences of several South Central Chapter/MLA members at the…
Personals: Joyce Backus to Retire
Joyce Backus began her career at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) as graduate student thirty-six years ago and, after careful consideration, decided to retire…
Technology: Write for MLAConnect!
Have you been inspired by technology recently? Do you know of a new web resource or program that you would like to share with others?…
Update on EFTS Continuation
Submitted by Kevin Baliozian, MLA Executive Director, and Janice Swiatek, Director, Lyman Maynard Stowe Library, University of Connecticut (UConn) Health Center–Farmington On July 18, 2019,…
In Memoriam: Laura Brown
Submitted by Alan F. Carr, AHIP, Louise Darling Biomedical Library, University of California–Los Angeles, on behalf of Carolyn Fischel Laura Brown passed away on August…
In Memoriam: Mary M. Asbell, AHIP
Mary M. Asbell, AHIP, passed away August 28, 2019. Before her retirement from the Preston Smith Library, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)–Lubbock, in…
Accelerating Innovation in Science
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MLA Board Highlights: May 2019
The MLA Board of Directors met on May 2 and 3, 2019 in Chicago, IL. All meetings of the MLA Board are open to members,…
Technology: DataBasic.io and the Data Culture Project
Guest post written by Kiri Burcat, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore; edited by…
Honoring Our Past
Reading about the passing of Donald A. B. Lindberg, former director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), is a reminder of the commitment to…
AAHSL and NLM Announce 2019/20 Leadership Fellows and Mentors
The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) are pleased to announce the members of the 2019/20 class…
In Memoriam: Donald A.B. Lindberg
Dear Colleagues, Sadly, MLA shares the news that Donald A.B. Lindberg passed away Friday evening after a short illness. We are grateful for his leadership…
MLA Annual Meeting Newbie Pro Tips
MLA ’19 was one of my most favorite meeting experiences. Every day was filled with riveting conversations, inspiring presentations, and just pure fun. I left…
Personals: New Position for Sarah Towner Wright at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Sarah Towner Wright is School of Medicine librarian and clinical team lead at the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina (UNC)–Chapel Hill.…
Social Media: Back to It and Looking for Future Content!
Hi MLA! I just transitioned to a new position as the manager of research and instruction at the Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard University.…
Technology: Location-Based Storytelling with StoryMap
Guest post submitted by Jarrod Irwin, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore StoryMap, a…
Congratulations to Rachel Fenske – Recipient of the 2019 Michael E. DeBakey Library Services Outreach Award!
Congratulations to Rachel Fenske, Information Services and Outreach Librarian, Assistant Librarian, Biomedical Library, University of South Alabama. She is the recipient of the 2019 Michael…