MLA Welcomes New Director of Marketing and Communications
MLA is pleased welcome Martha Lara as the new director of marketing and communications. Lara joined the MLA staff on October 3, 2016.Lara attended Loyola…
MLA Board Highlights: August 2016
Submitted by Kevin Baliozian, MLA Executive Director The MLA Board of Directors met virtually on August 31, 2016. All meetings of the MLA Board are…
Member Spotlight: Myriam Martinez-Banuelos
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2012First Professional Position: Outreach librarian, University of North Texas Health Science CenterCurrent Position: Consumer health outreach coordinator, National Network of…
Meeting Preview: Come to Seattle to Dream. Dare. Do.
Submitted by Deborah Sibley, Chair, and Donna R. Berryman, AHIP, Cochair, 2017 National Program Committee; Tania P. Bardyn, AHIP, Cochair, and Catherine M. Burroughs, Cochair,…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP Medical Informatics Section Sponsors Upcoming Webinar on Data Management Submitted by Patricia Gogniat, Chair-Elect, Medical Informatics Section Are you…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona Members in the Published Literature Submitted by Danielle Linden, AHIP, Past-President/Nominations…
Seeking Applications for Volunteer Editor to Lead the JMLA
The Medical Library Association (MLA) seeks applications for a new volunteer editor of the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) for a three-year term…
MLA’s Membership Makeover
Remember those new MLA bylaws you voted on this spring and summer? It’s time for you to start seeing the results of those changes in…
2017/18 MLA Election Candidates Announced
MLA is pleased to announce the slate for the upcoming 2017/18 election. The MLA Nominating Committee, chaired by MLA Past President Linda Walton, AHIP, presents…
Meeting Preview: “Dream. Dare. Do!” in Seattle at MLA ’17
Submitted by Emily J. Glenn, Cochair, Publicity and Promotion Committee, Local Assistance Committee, 2017 National Program Committee The Local Assistance Committee and our hairy MLA…
Member Spotlight: Heather Johnson
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2016First Professional Position: Reference librarian, Cranston Public LibraryCurrent Position: Research and education librarian, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NHEducation (include all degrees):…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP Come to the Island and Face the Waves of the Future at the 2016 South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting!…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP News from the International Cooperation Section Submitted by Megan von Isenburg, AHIP, Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative, and…
Find something new to read at MLA ‘17 – Seattle’s independent bookstores
The independent local bookstore is alive and well in Seattle. If you are looking for something good to read or just want to browse, check…
The Future of Education at MLA is Signed, Sealed, and Soon to be Delivered: Please Welcome Medlib-Ed!
MLA is proud to announce that we’ve signed a contract with LearnSomething to use their LearnerCommunity platform to host all MLA educational offerings starting in…
Get your Caffeine Fix at MLA ‘17
Seattle has always been associated with Starbucks, but did you know that Seattle is ranked as the “best U.S. city for coffee fanatics” according to…
Patricia Flatley Brennan Named National Library of Medicine Director
In May, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, announced that Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, will be the next director…
Meeting Preview: Flying to Seattle
Submitted by Tania P. Bardyn, AHIP, Chair, Local Assistance Committee, and Emily Glenn, AHIP, Publicity Subcommittee, 2017 National Program Committee Flying Getting here really is…
Member Spotlight: Gayle Graham, AHIP
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: March 2015First Professional Position: Research librarianCurrent Position: Librarian educator, Library Service, Nova Scotia Provincial Health–Halifax, CanadaEducation (include all degrees): Bachelor…
Social Media: From the Desk of the Canadian Mosaic ’16 Blog Editor and Tweeter Coordinator
Submitted by Orvie Dingwall, AHIP, Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba–Winnipeg, Canada; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP At the end of 2013,…