Chapter News: Philadelphia Regional Chapter Annual Meeting
Submitted by Gary M. Childs, Francis Harvey Green Library, West Chester University, West Chester, PA, and Amanda Adams, CMSRU Library, Cooper Medical School of Rowan…
RTI News: RTI Fellow Sandra McCarthy, AHIP, Awarded 2020 Academic Librarian of the Year!
Sandra McCarthy, AHIP, Bailey Library, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI, is the recipient of the 2020 Academic Librarian of the Year from the Michigan…
MLA and AAHSL Comment on Information and Data Resources Needed by the Health Services Research Community
A workgroup of MLA and AAHSL volunteers have written comments that address the information and data resources needed by the health services research community for research and practice.…
COVID-19 Conversation: Engaging Our Communities in the Time of COVID-19
Clinical and academic health libraries are facing novel challenges in engaging their patrons, stakeholders, and other members of their communities. A panel of three librarians…
Chapter News: UNYOC 2020: A Meeting to Remember
Submitted by Jennifer McKinnell and Denise Smith, Conference Planning Cochairs, Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter Like many other MLA chapters, the Upstate New York…
RTI News: RTI Fellow Elizabeth Suelzer, AHIP, Awarded 2020 Librarian of the Year!
Elizabeth Suelzer, AHIP, MCW Libraries, Medical College of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, is the recipient of the 2020 Librarian of the Year by the Wisconsin Health Science Library…
RTI Research Spotlight: Librarian-Led Research Identifies Barriers to Library Referrals from Clinical Care Teams and Suggests Solutions
In a recent article published in Hypothesis, Liz Kellermeyer, AHIP, Tucker Medical Library, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, has explored the factors affecting clinical care…
Virtual My Favorite Tool—Beta Tested
The Technology in Education Caucus held a beta test of the Virtual My Favorite Tool event on Tuesday, November 10, in preparation for the MLA…
RTI Research Spotlight: Librarian-Led Research Shows New Curriculum Model Increases Student Learning in Evidence-Based Medicine
If you work at an academic health sciences library like I do, I am sure you have sometimes wondered about the impact of your teaching.…
NIH calls for swift sharing of COVID-19 results
NIH Director Francis Collins, MD has issued this statement calling on clinical researchers to swiftly share COVID-19 results through ClinicalTrials.gov. “To ensure such information is accessible as…
Academy New and Renewing Members
Congratulations to members of the Academy of Health Information Professionals who are new members of the academy or have renewed their membership at the same…
Product Spotlight: When It Comes to E-Books, the R2 Digital Library Stands Alone (Sponsored)
The R2 Digital Library is a health sciences electronic book database that features a comprehensive collection of medical, nursing, and allied health titles presented in…
In Memoriam: Erika Love, FMLA
Erika Love, FMLA, passed away on October 8, 2020, at home in Albuquerque, NM, surrounded by people who loved her. She was ninety-five and had…
MLA ’21 to Include Full Virtual Offering
Submitted by Tara Douglas-Williams, AHIP, Cochair, 2021 National Program Committee; Neville D. Prendergast, Cochair, 2021 National Program Committee; Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP, MLA President, and…
2020 MLA Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowship Recipients Honored
MLA awarded grants to deserving students and practicing health sciences information professionals during the MLA ’20 vConference. The Naomi C. Broering Latinx Heritage Grant provides…
MLA Board Highlights: August 2020
The MLA Board of Directors met virtually on August 5, 2020. All meetings of the MLA Board are open to members, except for executive sessions,…
MLA and AAHSL comment on NLM 2017-2027 Strategic Plan
A workgroup of more than 25 MLA and AAHSL volunteers have written comments addressing the progress of NLM’s strategic plan. The associations’ comments support the NLM…
Gerald J. Perry, AHIP, FMLA, Receives the 2020 Marcia C. Noyes Award
The highest honor that MLA confers is the Marcia C. Noyes Award. Gerald (Jerry) J. Perry, AHIP, FMLA, associate dean, University of Arizona Libraries (UAL),…
Thank You, MLA ’20 Sponsors
MLA expresses our sincere appreciation to all of these companies for their generous support of MLA ’20. For information about sponsorships for MLA ’21, please…
All for One…Health for All: The Role of Open Access, Evidence-Based Information to Improve Health for All Species
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