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…
MLA Board Highlights: August 2015
Submitted by Kevin Baliozian, MLA Executive Director The MLA Board of Directors met virtually on August 27, 2015. All meetings of the MLA Board of…
Social Media: How to Hashtag Chat: Twitter Tips from #medlibs
Submitted by Nicole (Nikki) Dettmar, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University of Washington–Seattle; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP You’ve seen the weekly #medlibs hashtag Twitter chat (linked…
Technology: Translator Apps
Submitted by Shelie Vacek, AHIP, University Libraries, University of South Dakota–Vermillion; edited by Jean M. Gudenas A 2014 article from the British Medical Journal published…
Member Spotlight: Bette Bissonnette
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2003–2009, 2014–presentFirst Professional Position: Circulation librarian, Kelley Library, Salem, NHCurrent Position: Director of library services, New England School of Acupuncture,…
Let Bylaws Be Bylaws
By Ellen Brassil, Chair, MLA Bylaws Committee If you’ve ever twisted yourself into knots to comply with a work procedure that seems divorced from reality,…
MLA : Blogs : Building Mosaic ’16 with 549 Abstracts
The Joint Planning Committee was thrilled to receive 549 submissions for papers, posters, lightning talks, and special content sessions for Mosiac 2016. That’s the highest…
What Can MLA Sections Do for You?
MLA’s 20+ sections, built around themes of long-term concern to MLA members, are core to our mission and work. Cumulatively, these sections have almost 3,400…
Welcome to Mosaic/Mosaïque, MLA, CHLA/ABSC, ICLC, 2016 in Toronto!
If you haven’t already seen the welcome to Mosaic/Mosaïque 2016 video, created by Toronto health librarians welcoming you to Toronto in May 2016, you need…
“Crap Detecting” with 2016 McGovern Speaker Ben Goldacre
Source: “Crap Detecting” with 2016 McGovern Speaker Ben Goldacre Vanessa Kitchin of the Local Assistance Committee for the 2016 Joint MLA/CHLA/ABSC/ICLC Planning Committee, provides an…
The New Shape of Annual Meeting Programs
“Mosaic: Be Part of the Big Picture,” brings together three diverse organizations: the Medical Library Association (MLA), the Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des bibliothéques de…
Have you met Mosie Mosaic Mascot?
Mosie is a racoon who was born and raised in Toronto and is the official mascot of “Mosaic: Be Part of the Big Picture”. (Note…
6 (or 2600?) Reasons to Log In
If you’ve visited the new MLA website, you may have noticed that things change—a lot—once you log in. The non-logged-in “public” home page is geared…
Technology: The colwiz Research Collaboration Tool
Submitted by Lynne M. Fox, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado–Denver Anschutz Medical Campus [retired]; edited by Jean M. Gudenas A free tool for…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP Announcement from the Association of Vision Sciences Librarians Submitted by Leslie Holland, Cochair, Association of Vision Science Librarians The…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP News from the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona Submitted by Danielle Linden, AHIP, President, Medical Library…
MLA Welcomes New Director of Education
MLA is pleased welcome Barry Grant as the new director of education. Grant joined the MLA staff on September 28, 2015. Grant holds a doctorate…
Member Spotlight: Nancy Tannery
Editor’s note: This issue features the new column editor for the Leadership and Management column, which is filled each year by the MLA Leadership and…
Social Media: How Libraries Are Using Instagram
Submitted by Lara Killian, AHIP, Nova Scotia Hospital Library, Capital Health, Dartmouth, NS, Canada Introduction to Instagram Instagram, the popular photo-sharing platform now owned by…
2016/17 MLA Election Candidates Announced
MLA is pleased to announce the slate for the upcoming 2016/17 election. The MLA Nominating Committee, chaired by MLA Past President Dixie A. Jones, AHIP,…