Message from the Editors – Fall 2020
It’s safe to say that 2020 will go down as a year that has brought great challenges to us all, personally and professionally. Though our…
Message from the Chair – Fall 2020
As I write this, there is so much to be concerned about. The status of the 2020 election. The climbing COVID-19 numbers. Wildfires to our…
Welcome to the new National Network blog!
We’ve been talking about it, dropping hints, and soliciting content, but the big day is finally here! On behalf of the HLC Board, we are…
Clinical Support: Medical Librarians as Public Information Leaders in a Pandemic: Part 2 of 3
Submitted by Louise McLaughlin, Woman’s Health Sciences Library, Baton Rouge, LA; interviewed by Laurie Schwing, Hub Editor: Clinical Support, MLAConnect Recently, the hospital libraries email…
Innovation & Research Practice: Insomnia Coach App Review
The Insomnia Coach app is available for veterans, service members, anyone who has insomnia, or anyone who would like to improve their sleep. The app…
Clinical Support: Medical Librarians as Public Information Leaders in a Pandemic: Part 1 of 3
Submitted by Naomi Bishop, AHIP, Arizona Health Sciences Library, University of Arizona–Phoenix; interviewed by Laurie Schwing, Hub Editor: Clinical Support, MLAConnect Recently, questions were posed to…
Caucus News: Hospital Library Caucus Awards Its Members
It is a long-standing tradition for the Hospital Library Caucus (HLC) to recognize members with its own caucus awards. The Awards Ceremony honoring members added…
Clinical Support: The World Isn’t Wide Enough!
Some time ago, the Hospital Library Caucus (HLC) convened a task force to examine the possibility of MLA collaboration with other professional organizations. Although there…
Letter to the Editor: As Librarian Furloughs and Lay-Offs Mount, Provider Practice and Patients May Suffer
The article by Virginia Marie Trow on May 14, 2020, “Clinical Support: As Losses Mount, US Hospitals Furlough Librarians with Other Hospital Staff,” describes the…
Clinical Support: Hospital Libraries on the Front Lines
Submitted by Barbara A. Platts, AHIP, Knowledge Management Services, Munson Healthcare, Traverse City, MI; edited by Laurie Schwing The COVID-19 pandemic is a game changer…
Clinical Support: As Losses Mount, US Hospitals Furlough Librarians with Other Hospital Staff
Submitted by Virginia Marie Trow, Hunter-Rice Health Sciences Library, Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY; edited by Laurie Schwing Note: The following librarians contributed to this…
Clinical Support: An Unconventional Request – Providence’s 100 Million Masks Initiative
Submitted by Carrie Grinstead, AHIP, Library Services, Providence St. Joseph Health, Burbank, CA, and Heather J. Martin, AHIP, Library Services, Providence St. Joseph Health, Portland,…
Consumer Health: Cancer Comics
Submitted by A. David Lewis; edited by Donald Pearson, AHIP A. David Lewis is an American comic book and graphic novel writer. He is also…
Personals
Beginning this quarter, MLAConnect will publish a list of retirement and memorial announcements about MLA members. There are times that MLA staff or former colleagues…
Consumer Health: Emotional Health in the Library: Part II: Emotional Labor
Miriam Matteson, associate professor at Kent State University,presented on emotional labor at theOhio Health Sciences Library Association Fall 2019 Meeting. In “Emotional Health in the…
Clinical Support: Hospital Librarians Participate in Mergers and Acquisitions
Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions An annual KaufmanHall report describes hospital and health system merger and acquisition activity over the preceding year. Their most recent review…
Caucus News: Book Review
Editor’s Note: Republished and edited with permission from the September 2019 Consumer Connections, volume 35, issue 3, page 6. Elaine Birchall and Suzanne Cronkwright. Conquer…
Hospital Librarianship: Hospital Librarians as Archivists: Collecting Old Artifacts and New Customers
Submitted by Elizabeth A. Morgan, Library Services, UPMC Pinnacle, Harrisburg, PA; edited by Laurie Schwing From left to right: Barbara Woods (volunteer); Marge Samsel (volunteer);…
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…
Hospital Librarianship: InSight Initiative Summit 3
Submitted by Elizabeth Laera, AHIP, McMahon-Sibley Medical Library, Brookwood Baptist Health, Birmingham, AL, and Angela Spencer, AHIP, C. Alan McAfee, MD Medical Library, St. Lukes…