One’s thoughts about the reorganization
I belong to MLA for a long time. My first MLA was also the ’76 Annual Meeting in Cleveland, and it sure would have been…
The SIGnificance (and Future) of SIGs
Are you looking for a way to network with others around a specialized topic or interest during and after MLA ’18? If so, consider joining…
Open Forum: Diversity and Inclusion at MLA’18
Members of the [Link removed (MLA Diversity and Inclusion Task Force)] hosted an open discussion on Sunday, May 20 at MLA’18. The meeting began by reviewing the…
Lightning Talks Tips – Be a Superfan
This year at MLA ’18, sixty-three lightning talks will be/have been presented. Like a rock show, the lightning talks are popular and many fans [librarians]…
The Public Librarian and the Consumer Health Question
Imagine that you’re sitting at the reference desk in a rural library and a woman approaches and asks for books about diabetes. You politely direct…
How the National Library of Medicine Can Add Evidence to Your mHealth App, Part 1
This article is the first in a three-part series about how the free, evidence-based, online resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) can be…
Technology: Screencasting Tools
Screencasting is an easy way to capture what is happening on your screen along with your voice or video of you speaking. You can use…
History: T. Mark Hodges
T. Mark Hodges did not set out to be a librarian, but like many of us, he fell into the love of organized books. While…
FYI: Stress
Do you go home unable to forget or leave at work: the confrontations, contagions, constraints the consternations, contentions, condemnations the conundrums, consternations, convictions any or…
MLA Board Highlights: February 2018
The MLA Board of Directors met virtually on February 22, 2018. All meetings of the MLA Board are open to members, with the exception of…
Digging into the News: HealthNewsReview
In the course of my recent reading on health/science literacy, I came across HealthNewsReview. The site’s tagline is “Improving Your Critical Thinking About Healthcare,” and…
Dining Around Atlanta
It’s always exciting to explore local eateries in any new city. While the downtown area of Atlanta offers a wealth of diverse restaurants, some places…
Atlanta Baseball Tickets
Baseball fans, catch the red-hot Atlanta Braves when they play the Miami Marlins in a home game at 7:35 p.m., Friday, May 18. Join MLA…
Communities Strategic Goal Task Force Update
In March, Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP, reported to members about the Communities Strategic Goal Task Force work regarding refreshing our sections and special interest groups…
Support the MLA Scholarship Fund at the MLA ’18 Connections Booth
You will notice at MLA ’18 that the Scholarship Booth has been retired. MLA appreciates the membership’s support of the booth throughout the years, both…
The MLA Oral History Project Has the Scoop on the Names of MLA Awards
Do you ever wonder about the people behind the names of MLA awards given at the annual meeting? Their interviews for the MLA Oral History…
Ramadan
Ramadan is a month of prayer and dawn-to-dusk fasting for millions of Muslims around the world. Ramadan 2018 begins at sunset on Tuesday, May 15th…
Technology: Call for Submissions
Are you attending MLA ’18 in Atlanta next month? I hope you will be inspired by the scheduled plenary sessions, paper and poster presentations, and…
The Board of Directors Gratefully Acknowledges Contributors
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the following contributors, whose donations were received after August 15, 2017. Margaret Bandy, AHIP, FMLA Jo Anne Boorkman, FMLA…
Honoring Our Past
“The Clouded Crystal Ball and the Library Profession,” by Nina W. Matheson, AHIP, FMLA, provides a glimpse of the future at the time of the…