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…
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…
Global Health & Health Equity: European Medical Libraries during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Submitted by Maurella Della Seta, President, European Association of Health Information and Libraries; edited by Lilian Hoffecker, Hub Editor: Global Health & Health Equity, MLAConnect…
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…
MLA/AAHSL Call for Transparency & Impartiality in the Dissemination of Health Information
Today, MLA President Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP and AAHSL President Sandra Franklin, AHIP, FMLA urged the House Select Subcommittee on the CORONAVIRUS CRISIS reject all attempts to…
Global Health & Health Equity: Resource Limited but Knowledge Rich: Hinari and Systematic Review Training in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe in Africa.Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons. Submitted by Lilian Hoffecker, Global Health and Health Equity Column Editor, MLAConnect, with contributions from Karin Saric, Sarah Young,…
Education: Statistics to the Rescue!
Like many MLA members, my colleagues and I use PubMed heavily in our teaching. Its breadth makes it relevant to almost every health discipline, and…
Doing Our Jobs in the Time of COVID-19: Facilities and Personnel Management While Your Library Is Closed, Open, Reopening, or Somewhere In-Between
Sponsored by Elsevier’s ClinicalKey® In this time of COVID-19, clinical and academic health libraries face facilities and personnel management challenges. A panel of five librarian…
Preparing for the Next Pandemic
Today, the Medical Library Association and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries submitted comments to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) in…
MLA recommends seeking information specialists as peer reviewers for knowledge synthesis publications
MLA joins the following international health library associations urging the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) to seek information specialists as peer reviewers for knowledge…
MLA and AAHSL recommend FY21 NLM Funding
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries have recommended that the National Library of Medicine receive at least $479.7 million in…
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Library in COVID-19 Times: Part 2: Transitioning Services, Offerings and Support
Therapy dog visit at the Icahn Levy Library The Mount Sinai Libraries team offers education, teaching, and community engagements throughout the year. The library offers…
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…
Global Health & Health Equity: Assisting Clinicians in Addressing Human Trafficking
Written by Amy Sharpe, Sharp HealthCare, and Founder and Cochair, Health Subcommittee, San Diego Human Trafficking & Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Advisory Council,…
MLA and AAHSL comment on public access
Today, the Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) commented on the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) Request for Information:…
NLM Receives Stimulus Funding to Prevent, Prepare for, and Respond to the Coronavirus
The $2 trillion economic stimulus bill, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), in response to the COVID-19 outbreak provides an…
MLA and AAHSL comments to NLM addressing ClinicalTrials.gov Modernization
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have responded to the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Request for Comments…
MLA and AAHSL comments on Draft Desirable Characteristics of Repositories for Managing and Sharing Data Resulting from Federally Funded Research
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have responded to the Request for Comments from the White House Office…
2019 Novel Coronavirus Information
International Cooperation Caucus officers have gathered a few key links to information about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus infection. CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus WHO Novel Coronavirus…
Introducing the Global Health & Health Equity Column!
Image by Tumisu from Pixabay. Welcome to the inaugural Global Health & Health Equity column! This column will cover hub activities and be a platform…